To be fair it is a bit iffy. He's now saying

He needed these injections because he was "really struggling" with respiratory problems leading up to those races but in his book he says (about the lead up to the Tour de France):

“I’d done all the work, I was fine-tuned. I was ready to go. My body was in good shape. I’m in the form of my life. I was only ill once or twice with minor colds, and I barely lost a day’s training from it.”

Bit of a contradiction. Obviously what he did was within the rules and not cheating but you don't help yourself when you are not up front about this stuff.

Posted By: Jim, Sep 27, 09:14:56