Lance Armstrong hits out at hypocrisy in cycling's doping culture

"You had a substance, EPO, that was so efficient and if they have an equivalent tomorrow that is undetectable, everyone would be on it.”

Lance Armstrong. Photo: Graham Watson

Lance Armstrong claims that if there was an undetectable performance enhancing drug available to cyclists in 2015 "everyone would be on it".

The Texan, whose seven Tour de France victories were taken away after a USADA investigation proved that he had doped, told The Times's Jeremy Whittle that he wasn't a ringleader for doping during his time in the peloton.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.