Trek Bicycle cooperates in federal investigation of cycling, including Armstrong

Trek Bicycle cooperates in cycling investigation

MILWAUKEE — A Trek Bicycle Corp. spokesman says the company is cooperating with federal authorities investigating cyclists including seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.

Bill Mashek, a spokesman for Waterloo, Wis.-based company, said Friday that Trek officials have provided investigators with whatever documents they requested. He did not specify what those documents were.

Armstrong has had a long relationship the company, and Trek sponsors Armstrong’s RadioShack racing team.

Federal investigators in Los Angeles are looking at drug use in professional cycling and have shown interest in Armstrong since former teammate Floyd Landis alleged this spring that Armstrong and others took performance-enhancing drugs. Landis was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for failing a drug test.

Armstrong strongly denies the accusations and his attorneys have complained that riders are being offered sweetheart deals if they provide investigators with claims that implicate Armstrong.

Trek’s part in the investigation was first Friday reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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