Lance Armstrong says more. Fallen from his seven victories on the Tour de France, the American admitted that he had doped in 2013. In a documentary entitled "Lance" and broadcast on ESPN on May 24 and June 1, he tells when it all started, and why. In an excerpt published by the American channel, Armstrong - as well as many former teammates like Hincapie, Hamilton or Vaughters - answers the question "How old were you when you first doped yourself? " "I was probably 21 years old," he says. Which brings us back to 1992, his first year as a professional runner, at Motorola.
In this four-hour documentary, Armstrong also explains that he used the services of Doctor Michele Ferrari (doctor excluded for life) from 1995 onwards to use EPO. "We had tried cortisone, an inefficient fuel, but EPO was on a whole new level," he says. The performance benefits were so great that the sport went from fairly light doping, which has always existed, to this rocket fuel. It was the decision we had to make. I needed it and I took it. It was always my own decision. "
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