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    Behind the Scenes of 'the Greatest Fraud' in Sports

    Alex Gibney is an Academy-Award winning director who was given unparalleled access to Lance Armstrong. His original project was a documentary film about the world-champion cyclist's training for an eighth Tour de France title after a four-year hiatus. Now a very different film is being released.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Alex Gibney is an Academy-Award winning director who was given unparalleled access to Lance Armstrong. His original project was a documentary film about the world-champion cyclist's training for an eighth Tour de France title after a four-year hiatus. Now a very different film is being released. As Gibney was preparing The Road Back, Armstrong's fellow cyclist, Floyd Landis, told ABC that Armstrong's career was based on illegal doping. After denying it for years, Armstrong finally confessed it all to Oprah Winfrey. The film now being released is The Armstrong Lie.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Director of Content, News

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Alex Gibney

      director of “Totally Under Control” and “Agents of Chaos”

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    2. 8:10Food Stamps and the Politics of Hunger
    3. 44:44Behind the Scenes of 'the Greatest Fraud' in SportsYou’re reading this
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