The federal government joined a civil lawsuit against Lance Armstong, alleging that the cyclist and the company that owns the Tour de France team for which he competed defrauded the United States Postal Service.

>> You’ve got tomorrow off, so put on your dancing shoes and head over to a special holiday edition of Taint, the popular electro/indie gay (but not that gay, straight folks are always welcome) dance night at DC9. Doors at 9, $5. >> Controversial cyclist Floyd Landis will defend himself against doping charges tonight when he discusses his new book, Positively False at Politics and Prose. 7 p.m. >> Asylum celebrates American independence from…

MONDAY: Min Jin Lee will be at Politics and Prose to read from her debut novel, Free Food for Millionaires. No, it doesn’t promote welfare for the wealthy. It’s actually about a first-generation immigrant trying to find balance between the ways of her parents and American culture. 7 p.m. TUESDAY: We don’t know what to think about 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis. His win last year was surrounded by controversy over whether he…

If this piddling little excuse for a snowstorm keeps you indoors this evening, maybe you don’t deserve to go meet the crew of Road to Roubaix tonight at Warehouse for the film’s fundraiser. The century old road race is no Tour de France with its fancy paved streets and three weeks to make up for break-downs and falls. No, the one day Paris-Roubaix is for the hard core cyclists who like their jaws ringing like…

Forget Paris. There’s no stage more iconic to the Tour de France than the one that includes the brutal Alpe d’Huez. The steep “hors categorie” ascent up the Alpine peak to end the stage separates potential champions from mere mortals, as the weak fall away from the peloton and the expert climbers push ahead through the fan-crowded hills. In other words, even if you’re not so addicted to the Tour that you TiVo coverage of…