David Moncoutie in 2002. Photo: Wikipedia
Frenchman David Moncoutié has proclaimed that the majority of Tour de France winners during the 90′s were using EPO.
Recognised as a clean rider over his 16-year career, retired Frenchman David Moncoutié claims that almost every winner of the Tour de France during the 90′s was probably using performance-enhancing drugs.
It’s a sentiment echoed by Lance Armstrong when he confessed to using drugs throughout his career in January this year.
The American said that it would not have been possible to win the Tour during his reign without the use of performance enhancers.
“Almost every winner of the Tour de France was probably using this substance,” Moncoutié told Euronews of the 1990′s.
“Maybe some cyclists in the peloton were clean, more so in recent years, but I think the majority of them were cheating.”
A test for EPO only became available for the Olympic Games in 2000.
Earlier this week, L’Equipe reported that Laurent Jalabert tested positive for EPO from a sample taken at the 1998 Tour de France. – Cycling News
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