Comments on: Doping and climbing: an introduction

By: Lance Armstong Could Not Possibly Have Cheated « Vandermint Auditorium

Lance Armstong Could Not Possibly Have Cheated « Vandermint Auditorium — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:33:57 +0000

[...] Alex Zulle: 2nd in 1999. Banned from the 1998 race when he was caught up in the huge Festina scandal that year. Zulle confessed to authorities he had used illegal performance-enhancing drugs (EPO). See for more. [...]

By: Thought Patterns

Thought Patterns — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 07:26:49 +0000

[...] Cycling is in need of a major clean-up as the past 10 years has seen too many scandals. For an introduction to the recent history of doping in cycling, check this post I found, which is interesting although it dates back a few months and therefore does not tackle the Landis case developments or the unfolding Tour tragedy. [...]

By: Guy WR

Guy WR — Fri, 25 May 2007 15:57:39 +0000

AP Report – May 25, 2007
Danish cyclist Bjarne Riis admitted Friday that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his 1996 Tour de France victory.
“I have taken doping. I have taken EPO,” Riis said at a televised news conference. “I have made errors and I would like to apologize.”
Riis said he used the substances from 1993 to 1998, including during his Tour victory.
Riis said he no longer considered himself a worthy winner of the Tour, and indicated he would be willing to give back the title.
“My jersey is at home in a cardboard box,” he said. “They are welcome to come and get it. I have my memories for myself.”
His confession came a day after Eric Zabel and Rolf Aldag, two Germans who were support riders for Riis on the Telekom team, admitted using performance-enhancing drugs while riding for the team in the 1990s. They said they took EPO – or erythropoietin – a synthetic hormone that stimulates the production of oxygen-carrying red blood cells.
“Now time has come to put the cards on the table,” Riis said as he calmly read a statement before a packed news conference. “I have done things which I have regretted.”