Cycling:Norwegian cyclist Steffen Kjaergaard, who competed with the disgraced Lance Armstrong in the Tour de France in 2000 and 2001, has become the latest US Postal Service rider admitted to doping.
“When I was a part of the US Postal Service team, everything was organised by the team. I did not need to arrange for a doctor or do anything by myself,” retired Kjaergaard told a press conference in Oslo.
“The reason that I am coming forth now is that I have had a big problem with my own conscience.”
Kjaergaard said he began using banned substances - primarily erythropoietin (EPO) and cortisone - in 1998, before joining the US Postal Service team. He denied being aware of team-wide doping.
“I cannot say if any of my team-mates were using illegal substances,” Kjaergaard said. “I can assume that others at US Postal were using something that the witness reports said. I have no direct knowledge though.”