Tour de France Winner Willing to Return Yellow Jersey
According to ESPN, 1996 Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis admits taking EPO and says he’s willing to give back his yellow jersey.
“I have taken doping. I have taken EPO,” Riis said during 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 long considered himself a worthy winner of the Tour, and indicated he would be willing to give back the title.
ESPN notes:
Riis’ admission came as 2006 Tour winner Floyd Landis awaited a ruling in his doping case. Landis, who tested positive for synthetic testosterone, could be stripped of his title and banned from cycling for two years if found guilty. An arbitration panel considered his case in a nine-day hearing that ended this week.
VeloGuy had his suspicions last night.
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