Tour de France doping scandal has exposed

Australian cycling legend Stuart Grady 25, 2011 admitted that he used in the 1998 Tour de France before a banned substance. northwave skeleton Grady The move was immediately condemned by the Australian Olympic Committee, and asked him to withdraw from the Athletes Commission.

Grady day for Australian media said that in the 1998 Tour de France before he bought in pharmacies synthetic drugs erythropoietin (EPO), and two weeks before the use of this illicit drugs.

Has just announced his retirement that exposes scandal Grady said: "I was on the (drug) dosage very carefully, taking a small amount of hope, help me pass doping tests." sky cycling jersey

News came out, immediately asked the Australian Olympic Committee Athletes' Commission Grady exit. There are members of the Committee, said, "Grady's cheating to live up to everyone's trust and support, do not deserve to remain in the committee." Monton Cycling Grady had participated in three consecutive Olympic Games received a total of one gold and one silver and two bronze outstanding achievements, including the Athens Olympics in 2004, won the gold medal in track cycling men's Madison race.

As the world's most famous cycling road race, the Tour de France has just spent a month of its 110-year-old "birthday", the latest wave of doping scandals it is undoubtedly a heavy blow.