Riis admission . Dopeology

Incidents

Riis admission 25/05/2007 Admission statement ID 351

As the Telekom doping scandal unfolded, Riis called a press conference in which he admitted to drug use during his career, notably the year in which he won the Tour de France.

Teams and people

Telekom
- RiisBjarne Rider

Products

Sources

Danish TV claim Riis used drugs in 1995, Cyclingnews.com, 14/01/1999
Riis responds to doping allegations, Cyclingnews.com, 27/03/2007
Riis confesses to having doped in winning Tour, VeloNews, 25/05/2007
Bjarne Riis: Jeg har taget doping, Politiken, 25/05/2007
Former Tour de France winner Riis admits doping, Cyclingnews.com, 26/05/2007
Danish Cyclist Admits Doping In Tour Victory, New York Times, 26/05/2007
Bjarne Riis's year without lying: 'Now I feel free', New York Times, 02/05/2008
Bjarne Riis: Bearing the burden of truth, Cyclingnews.com, 11/03/2009
Bjarne Riis on the decision to take EPO, Cyclingnews.com, 01/06/2012

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Dopeology

A topology of reported doping in European professional road cycling 1980-present