AUSTIN, Jan. 21--PRNewswire-AsiaNet/InfoQuest Lance Armstrong issued the following statement today in response to media reports of a French judge's decision to investigate doping allegations made against him last year in a highly publicized book. "Let me make one thing emphatically clear: I believe in clean and fair competition. As I have said before, I do not use -- and have never used -- performance-enhancing drugs. I am disappointed in the judge's decision to open this investigation without having talked to me first. I will make myself available anytime and anywhere to meet with the investigators in this case. They are also welcome to review my long history of tests for performance-enhancing drugs, which I have never failed. Last year alone I was tested 22 times by ASO, the UCI, WADA and USADA. I will be competing in Paris-Nice in March. I am confident my name will be cleared, and I look forward to racing in France for years to come." SOURCE: Capital Sports and Entertainment CONTACT: Mark Higgins of Capital Sports and Entertainment, +1-512-684-1003 --Distributed by AsiaNet (www.asianetnews.net)--