USA Cycling block Armstrong participation in Hincapie Gran Fondo

US governing body have denied Lance Armstrong permission to ride the Gran Fondo Hincapie this weekend despite George Hincapie claiming they received authorisation "more than a month ago"

Lance Armstrong is unable to ride with is former teammates in the George Hincapie Grand Fondo in South Carolina on Saturday after USA Cycling blocked him due to his lifetime doping ban.

The Texan, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles in 2012, planned on riding with Hincapie and former US Postal/Discovery Channel cyclists.

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