Tour de France Rocked By Drug Scandal On Eve Of Race

On the day before the biggest race of the year, two of the favorites to win the Tour de France have been barred from racing.

(AP/MSNBC)Favorites Jan Ullrich, Ivan Basso and other cyclists were barred Friday from the Tour de France in the biggest doping scandal to hit cycling in years.

These were two of Lance Armstrong's closest friends on the tour. It makes you wonder if Lance was just better at hiding it?!?