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Revealed: Sheryl Crow helped Feds build anti-doping case against her 'drugs cheat' ex Lance Armstrong
Singer co-operated with investigation into Armstrong last year
Cyclist banned for life and stripped of seven Tour de France victories
Still maintains he is innocent and did not use blood doping
By Daily Mail Reporter
Sheryl Crow has been interviewed by officials as part of the long-running Lance Armstrong doping investigation, it has been revealed.
The superstar singer was roped in to the scandal last year, when she provided information to federal agents as they were preparing a case against the seven-time Tour de France champion.
Mr Armstrong was stripped of his titles last month after he announced he would stop fighting accusations that he used illegal techniques over the course of his career.
Couple: But Sheryl Crow agreed to talk to officials investigating Lance Armstrong's doping last year
Joy: The pair were together from 2003 to 2006, and became engaged before breaking up
Ms Crow, who dated the sportsman from 2003 to 2006 and was engaged to marry him before their break-up, helped agents with their inquiries in late 2011, according to the Daily News.
The officials were working on a case which was set to go before a grand jury, though no charges were ever filed.
Anti-doping authorities announced a new probe into Mr Armstrong's past in June, and two months later the cyclist decided he would no longer contest the charges.
It is not known what Ms Crow told the officials who interviewed her, and representatives have refused to comment on the contents of the investigation.
Close: Despite their split, the singer and the cyclist are believed to get on well together
Glamor: Armstrong was briefly engaged to singer Sheryl Crow before he ended their three-year relationship -- one of several celebrities he was romantically linked with
The musician has previously commented on the doping allegations in a 2005 interview with USA Today, at a time when she was still engaged to Mr Armstrong.
She dismissed rumours that the accusations were the result of anti-Americanism from French fans, saying: 'I don't think the French people are on a mission to strip him of his integrity.
'It's just a handful of people pursuing that theory, and it's tiresome and a nuisance, and it will eventually end, I hope.'
The former couple are said to be still on good terms with one another.
When they were together, Ms Crow spent time with Mr Armstrong in places such as hotels and private jets which were, according to the cyclist's teammates, focal points of illegal doping networks.
Banned: Armstrong has been stripped of his seven titles and can no longer race in a sport that he made famous. Millions of Americans were drawn to cycling because of Armstrong's dominance
Last week's fateful announcement from the US Anti-Doping Agency effectively destroyed his legacy as one of the greatest cyclists in history and rubs a black smudge on a story that inspired millions of fans, drawn to his story of returning to glory after recovering from horrific cancer.
The USADA acted within an hour of Armstrong's announcement that he would stop fighting charges that he used blood doping to illegitimately enhance his performance.
Despite the action, Armstrong maintains his innocence and called the USADA's case a 'witch hunt.'
40-year-old Armstrong, who retired a year ago, is now officially a drug cheat in the eyes of his nation's doping agency.
USADA chief executive Travis Tygart said earlier that the agency has the authority to remove the titles from the 40-year-old athlete - and would act promptly to do so.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-21...l#ixzz257t7IO00
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