Bruyneel brought a new style of organization to a sport forged in romance and tradition.
"If you have just one leader, you play all your cards with that one guy, " explained Bruyneel.
From what I could learn Lance, and Weisel, as well as team manager Bruyneel have always been close.
Bruyneel's departure comes after RadioShack rider Fabian Cancellara claimed he was close to leaving the team following the report.
At age 34, Bruyneel retired from racing and took up Lance Armstrong's invitation to become team director for U.S. Postal.
With unexceptional talent, Bruyneel managed to stay at the sport's highest levels with a superior grasp of strategy, planning, tactics and psychology.
Bruyneel was named in the USADA report which alleged that he was involved in helping Armstrong organize doping within the US Postal Team.
Bruyneel, the team director for all seven of Armstrong's Tour de France victories, was a mid-level overachieving pro cyclist himself in the 1980s and 1990s.
Still, I was completely unprepared for the lesson-richness in Bruyneel's book.
Mr. Bruyneel didn't immediately return a message seeking comment on Friday.
But Bruyneel says he is disappointed with the way he has been treated and says the USADA may have harmed his chances of a fair trial.
Astana team chief Johan Bruyneel, who guided Armstrong to all his seven previous Tour wins, insists he is happy to have two cycling superstars in his stable.
The Justice Department is joining the lawsuit's allegations against Bruyneel and Tailwind, but it isn't intervening in the suit's claims against several other defendants, the agency said.
CNN: Feds join whistle-blower lawsuit against Lance Armstrong
Bruyneel is battling similar charges by the agency and said in October that he was "stunned" that its findings on Armstrong revealed details of the allegations against him.
The best-ever team director, Bruyneel, is likely to follow Armstrong.
Bruyneel along with team doctor Pedro Celaya and team trainer Jose "Pepe" Marti will all receive a hearing before an independent judge to fight the charges following the report.
"From this day on, Johan Bruyneel will no longer act in the position of general manager of cycling team RadioShack Nissan Trek, " a statement said on the team's website.
"There are a lot of people still lying, " Willerton said, naming former Armstrong consultant Dr. Michele Ferrari, and Johan Bruyneel, the onetime director of Armstrong's U.S. Postal Service team.
"Vinokourov takes advantage of every opportunity, " said Bruyneel.
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However, Bruyneel still rates him as a threat.
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Other defendants in the suit, according to the person who has seen it, include Thom Weisel, the former chairman of the management company that owned Armstrong's cycling team, and Johan Bruyneel, his longtime team director.
WSJ: Justice Department Poised to Join Armstrong Whistleblower Suit
The suit also names as defendants Johan Bruyneel, who had managed the U.S. Postal Service and Discovery racing teams on which Armstrong raced, and Tailwind Sports, which was the team's management entity, the Justice Department said.
CNN: Feds join whistle-blower lawsuit against Lance Armstrong
Bruyneel didn't return calls seeking comment.
WSJ: Justice Department Poised to Join Armstrong Whistleblower Suit
Here is an extremely good read and inspirational book I read on Tuesday flights to Portland and back: We Might As Well Win: On the Road to Success with the Mastermind Behind Eight Tour de France Victories by Johan Bruyneel.
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