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05/25/07

Tour Champion Confesses To Doping

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George Bush & Lance Armstrong cycling together.

I'm not waiting for Lance to fess up -- that will happen around the same time George W. comes clean -- but this is good news anyway. Perhaps cycling's code of silence is breaking down . . .

Former Danish cyclist Bjarne Riis admitted Friday he used performance-enhancing drugs during his 1996 Tour de France victory.

''I have taken doping. I have taken EPO,'' Riis said during a televised news conference. ''I have made errors and I would like to apologize.''

Riis said he used the substances from 1993 to 1998, including during his Tour victory. Riis said he no longer considers himself a worthy winner of the Tour, and indicated he would be willing to give back the title.

''My jersey is at home in a cardboard box,'' said Riis, now manager of the CSC team. ''They are welcome to come and get it. I have my memories for myself.''

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