MUSEEUW ADMITS TO MURKY PAST

Johan Museeuw ToB

Former world champion and classics winner Johan Museeuw has been forced to admit he cheated during the final year of his career, and resign from his position as Quick Step's Press Relations officer, after a huge doping scandal hit Belgian cycling following revelations by Flemish newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws.

Cleverly choosing his words, Museeuw did not directly admit to using drugs but talked about making mistakes and racing dishonestly in 2004.

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