Many fans once considered Lance Armstrong, the greatest cyclist of all time. Armstrong won one Tour de France after another until he won seven tours consecutively. However, unlike many athletes, Lance became a seven-time champion after surviving testicular cancer. Lance became the face of one of the most well-known cancer awareness foundations, Livestrong.

However, it all came crashing down when news of Armstrong using PEDs surfaced. USADA investigated Lance in 2012 and reported he had used banned substances. However, the disgraced cycling legend got into legal trouble for a different reason in 2015. A horrible accident, the details of which remain sketchy.

The murky details

In 2015, Lance Armstrong and his then-future-wife Anna Hansen got into an accident. The incident occurred after Armstrong and Anna left a charity event they had attended in Aspen. After driving too fast on icy roads, their car side-swiped two other parked vehicles. They caused damage to all cars involved. Fortunately, neither Armstrong nor Anna remained unharmed in the accident.

After the crash, a resident came out to check out the source of the loud crash. He told the police he saw a woman who approached him after the accident and apologized. Police later identified the woman to be Anna. Hansen said she was behind the steering wheel when the car skidded off the street and hit the two parked cars.

She also clarified why she was driving. She said Armstrong had drunk “a little” at the charity event. However, police cross-checked with the valet at the charity venue. The valet said Armstrong was driving when the couple left the venue. Anna later told the police she took the blame because the couple didn’t want publicity.

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After the revelation, the police charged Armstrong. However, he avoided the court and paid $238.50 plus court costs. While they settled the case, many details surrounding the incident are murky.

Lance Armstrong and Anna Hansen’s marriage

In August, Lance and Anna married one another. Armstrong posted a bunch of photos of his wedding on Instagram. The couple tied the knot in a place synonymous with his cycling achievements, France.

“It was an evening full of laughter and plenty of joyful tears,” Lance wrote. He also said Anna had been his rock for the past 14 years. “I would not have survived them (14 years) without you,” Armstrong also wrote.

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Who do you think was responsible for the accident?