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The acceptance of drug-taking in the Tour de France was so complete by 1930, when the race changed to national teams that were to be paid for by the organisers, that the rule book distributed to riders by the organiser, Henri Desgrange, reminded them that drugs were not among items with which they would be provided. [16]
Jeroen Blijlevens admitted he started to use EPO in Tour de France 1997, and continued to use the drug in Tour de France 1998. [21] Laurent Jalabert's lawyer released this statement on behalf of the rider: "... he followed the prescriptions of the medical staff at his successive teams. Although no element of law has been officially notified to ...
He came third in the 1983 Tour de France (undoped) but he said that in the 1986 Tour de France "I was very bad and had the choice: go back to home or to provide me with testosterone." - Winnen reached Paris. During his career with Raleigh, Panasonic and Buckler, Winnen used testosterone, amphetamines and corticosteroids. [81]
Floyd Landis on the 2006 Tour de France. Since the introduction of doping tests in 1964, many cyclists were caught in the Tour de France. In recent years, 1996 Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis and points classification winner Erik Zabel, along with most of their Team Telekom team-mates, confessed to using erythropoietin (EPO).
8th Overall Tour de France 1st Mountains classification 9th Klasika Primavera 2000 6th Overall Tour de France 1st Stage 16 6th Overall Tour de Suisse 2001 1st Paris–Tours 4th Giro di Lombardia 2002 1st Critérium de Castillon-la-Bataille 1st Stage 14 Tour de France (Mont Ventoux) 1st Mountains classification Tour Méditerranéen 2nd Overall ...
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Tour de France General classification (1986, 1989, ... LeMond is a longtime vocal opponent of performance-enhancing drug use. ... 3rd Overall Tour de France
Delgado at the 1993 Tour de France. Delgado took part in the Tour de France eleven times. During his first participation, when he was 23, he rose to second place in the overall classification after the 17th stage, before falling back later in the event.