Erik Zabel doped throughout professional career

Erik Zabel, Tour de France 2009, stage 2

German former sprinter Erik Zabel has admitted that he used doping products and blood transfusions throughout his professional career in a new interview with Germany's leading newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.

The fresh admission comes after Zabel confessed in May 2007 that he used banned blood booster erythropoietin (EPO) 'once' in 1996.

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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.