Cheats cost me, says Power

An Irish cyclist who raced against Lance Armstrong last night blasted the shamed American doper.

Former national champion and two-time winner of the Rás, Ciarán Power, slammed the Texan for his role in destroying many promising careers.

Power, 36, rode for the Linda McCartney Racing Team in the US and regularly faced Armstrong who he recalled was “on a different level to most riders”.