Johan Bruyneel

Johan Bruyneel will not attend this year's Tour de France in the wake of USADA announcing their intention to charge him for years of doping offences.

Bruyneel, who was director sportive for Lance Armstrong on each of his seven Tour victories, received a letter from USADA on June 12, along with Armstrong and several team doctors from US Postal and Discovery Channel, informing him of the charges.

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