Sheryl Crow accompanied Lance Armstrong on at least one of his junkets to receive illicit blood transfusions and may have even snitched on him to federal authorities after their relationship began to sour, according to the New York Daily News.
In a new book entitled "Wheelman" about the doping scandal that ultimately led to the demise of Armstrong's cycling career, The News reports Crow traveled to Belgium with Armstrong on his private jet in 2004 for a doping procedure.
"Rather than try to hide the transfusion from her, Armstrong was completely open about it," according to The News. "He trusted that Crow would have no desire to tell the press or anyone else about the team's doping program. He explained that it was simply part of the sport---that all cyclists were doing the same thing."
Crow and Armstrong had begun dating not long before than after he left his wife, Kristen, and were even briefly engaged before splitting up in 2006. Crow has yet to comment on the revelations addressed in the book, but The News has previously reported she spoke with federal investigators about Armstrong's dealing in late 2011.
In the book, it's alleged that Crow informed on Armstrong after Food and Drug criminal investigator Jeff Novitzky granted her what amounts to immunity in the case. The News reports blood transfusions allow athletes to increase the number of oxygen-carrying blood cells in their bodies, boosting endurance potential without using drugs. Armstrong has since admitted using transfusions in conjunction with a wide array of banned substances over much of his career.
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