Lance Armstrong assailed a new book going on sale in France on Thursday as ``another baseless attack'' against the seven-time Tour de France champion.

The book by Pierre Ballester and David Walsh, who wrote ``L.A. Confidential: The Secrets of Lance Armstrong'' in 2004, is based on testimony given in a legal dispute between Armstrong and Dallas-based SCA Promotions that had a bonus contract with the cyclist.

The new book, ``LA Official'' evokes the ``strategies put in place by the Armstrong 'clan' to preserve intact 'the legend,''' the French daily Le Monde reported Wednesday.

``This latest attack will be no different than the first _ a sensationalized attempt to cash in on my name and sully my reputation by people who have demonstrated a consistent failure to adhere to the most basic journalistic standards or ethics,'' Armstrong said in a statement.

SCA Promotions tried to withhold a US