Cruxpearl Posted May 22, 2007 Share Bert Dietz, a former teammate of Jan Ullrich has admitted using banned performance-enhancing drugs with the assistance of two team doctors. Dietz, who rode for the Telekom team between 1994 and 1998, said he was introduced to the use of the blood booster EPO by the two doctors, Andreas Schmid and Lothar Heinrich. Dietz spoke in an interview on national television late on Monday and became the first rider to acknowledge doping among the team, now known as T-Mobile. He did not implicate any other riders from the team, but said they must have been aware of what was going on. Dietz said the two doctors introduced EPO in 1995, explaining the way it functions and the risks connected to taking it. "If we wanted to ride at the top, we would likely have to take it," Dietz said. "They offered it, but in such a form that everyone knew: If I don't take it now, I'll probably have such bad results at the end of the season that my contract would not be extended. It was clear," Dietz said. The two doctors were recently suspended by the team. Dietz's admission follows revelations by former Telekom massage therapist Jed d'Hont earlier this month. According to d'Hont, two doctors supplied EPO to former Tour de France winners Bjarne Riis and Jan Ullrich and other riders and the substance was supplied by the University of Freiburg clinic. D'Hont worked for the team from 1992-96. Riis won the 1996 Tour and Ullrich finished second. Ullrich won the 1997 Tour. Ullrich retired in February after being implicated in the Spanish doping scandal, but he has denied ever taking performance-enhancing drugs. Riis and the two doctors also have denied doping. T-Mobile said on Tuesday it would revise its cooperation with the Freiburg clinic at the end of the season. The clinic provides regular health care to its riders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christie Posted May 22, 2007 Share The house of cards is shaking.... Given time, the most of the pro peleton will be banned from racing for the next 2 years. I've read of a list of something like 140 Puerto names... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man with no name Posted May 22, 2007 Share Borat says: "That good news (high five). TCS to go to Tour of France to make glorious benefit of local cycling. Great success! .....pause...... NOT!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock Posted May 22, 2007 Share there's only one name I want to go down....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted May 22, 2007 Share there's only one name I want to go down....... Sies! Stop picking on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Jay Posted May 22, 2007 Share I am not surprized, i actually followed this rider and many others when they were at the hight of their careers. I was an aspiring junior during those years and let me tell you something, that guy took more than just epo, if you saw the size of that guys legs, the one thing that immediately jumped to mind was STEROIDS!!!!!! But i cant say for sure, but shew those legs were BIG, He and a few others raced in SA during the 90's as well, rapport tour, Boland Tour, Giro etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest colonel Posted May 22, 2007 Share Do these pro riders take PED?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted May 22, 2007 Share Do these pro riders take PED?? Maybe... Which PED do you mean?The three-letter acronym PED may refer to:Platform edge doors, another term for Platform screen doorsPrice elasticity of demand in EconomicsPIN Entry Device, an automated teller machine (ATM) or point of sale terminal that requires a PIN to complete a transaction.Pressure Equipment Directive of the EUProject Entropia Dollar ? the currency within the game Project EntropiaPerformance Enhancing Drugs, a wide range of substances to improve athletic performance (see Anabolic steroid and Human Growth Hormone)Police Elimination Database, a database of DNA samples from serving UK police officers, kept in order to eliminate possible contaminants at crime scenes.Programmers' EDitor, a screen-based programmer editor made by the Norwegian minicomputer company Norsk Data.-Ped is a root word meaning footPED is the AMEX stock ticker for SmartPros Ltd, which provides accounting and finance training software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101% Posted May 22, 2007 Share JAAAAA MR Bjarne Riis!!! That will F*cken teach you!!!If you live or Lived in a glass house dont throw stones!!!! 101%2007-05-22 07:02:30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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