Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has reiterated his belief that a US doping investigation will find "overwhelming" evidence against seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong.
In an interview with The Denver Post published on Tuesday, LeMond said he was pleased to receive a subpoena to appear in federal court in Los Angeles on July 30 to testify in an investigation of possible fraud and doping charges against Armstrong and his associates.
"The evidence will come from the investigation," LeMond told the newspaper, "and I believe it will be overwhelming."
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LeMond told the French newspaper Journal Du Dimanche much the same at the weekend, saying he believed the probe was "the beginning of the end" for Armstrong.
Armstrong is racing his final Tour campaign amid damaging accusations by former team-mate Floyd Landis that their former team, US Postal, was involved in systematic doping.
A federal investigation has been launched in the wake of Landis' accusations and is reportedly being led by Jeff Novitzky, the same federal agent whose probe into the BALCO doping scandal brought about the downfall of athletics star Marion Jones.
Armstrong has vigorously denied allegations of doping.
While LeMond told the Post that he could not discuss what he'll testify about, he said he was looking forward to playing a role in the investigation.
"I'm hoping it gets as far as it can," LeMond said.
LeMond, who won the Tour in 1986, 1989 and 1990, told the Post he believes doping has dropped off in cycling, pointing to the Tour now underway in which defending champion Alberto Contador holds a narrow lead over Andy Schleck.
"The RPMs (revolutions per minute) are lower," LeMond said.
"There's more suffering. The racing is more tactical."
