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ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) -- Lance Armstrong accepted a gift on stage and thanked the cheering fans for an "unbelievable event."But after finishing 67th Sunday in what he says is his final race outside the United States, Armstrong again had nothing to say about the latest round of drug allegations.
The seven-time Tour de France champion rode in the back half of the main pack for most of the last stage of the Tour Down Under. He crossed the line as the 103rd rider and wound up more than six minutes behind overall winner Cameron Meyer.
Armstrong brushed past reporters without addressing questions raised by Sports Illustrated -- a matter he has refused to discuss all week.
His exit from international cycling comes amid comments by his former mechanic Mike Adams, who told a New Zealand newspaper that a U.S. federal investigation into Armstrong's alleged involvement in doping could make him a "symbol for decades of corruption" in the sport.
Adams was cited in the SI article and said he has spoken with Jeff Novitzky, the Food and Drug Administration agent who is investigating this case.
Adams accused Armstrong and his associates of consistently misrepresenting their record on banned drugs. The 39-year-old Texan has repeatedly denied using such substances.
"We hear the same lies over and over again and they become truth," Adams told the Sunday Star-Times.
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