Armstrong reacts angrily to Andreu confession

Lance Armstrong has hit out at the New York Times over its story yesterday documenting former US Postal rider Frankie Andreu's confession that he has used EPO.

"I think it's a pretty nasty attempt by the New York Times to link me to doping through somebody else's admission. You have to read way down in the article until Frankie says, 'I never saw Lance do anything', Armstrong told the Associated Press.

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