Armstrong ordered to testify under oath

Moves by a Texas company to get back $13 million in bonuses have led to disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong being ordered to give sworn videotaped testimony.

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong has been ordered to give sworn videotaped testimony next month about using drugs. (AAP)

Lance Armstrong has been ordered to give sworn videotaped testimony next month about using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France seven times.

Armstrong has been sued by a Texas company seeking the return of about $US12 million ($A13 million) in performance bonuses.

An arbitration panel has issued subpoenas for testimony from Armstrong on June 12 and his long-time business manager Bill Stapleton on June 9.

The cyclist has asked the Texas Supreme Court to intervene, saying a previous settlement with SCA Promotions is binding and cannot be reopened.

Armstrong's attorneys noted the subpoenas in a request for the Supreme Court to rule quickly.

Armstrong provided written sworn testimony last year in an unrelated lawsuit and, for the first time, provided names of those he says assisted in his doping.


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