PARIS: A French judge on Monday rejected a bid by American cycling star Lance Armstrong to insert a denial against accusations of doping published in a book which was released last week.
Armstrong, 33, seeking a record sixth consecutive Tour de France in July, has vowed that he intends to take legal action over the book “L.A. Confidential: The Secrets of Lance Armstrong” by award-winning Sunday Times journalist David Walsh and Pierre Ballester, a cycling specialist formerly with French sports daily L'Equipe, which alleges he used banned drugs.
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