Lance says he risks financial ruin

Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong admits he will risk financial ruin when his $100 million whistleblower lawsuit goes before a jury in the US later this year.

The latest of the American's many legal problems has seen former US Postal Service teammate Floyd Landis, the man whose evidence helped to expose Armstrong's doping offenses, bring a case to court for damages.

Due to the team being sponsored by the American post office, the US federal government has joined Landis in claiming $100 million, one third of which would be awarded to Landis for originally bringing the suit.