NEW YORK — Disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis has admitted to systematic use of
performance-enhancing drugs and accused seven-time Tour de France
champion Lance Armstrong of involvement in doping, the Wall Street
Journal reported Thursday.
Landis, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping but had always
denied cheating, sent a series of e-mails to cycling officials and
sponsors acknowledging and detailing his long-term use of banned drugs,
the newspaper said.
The report said Landis wrote in the e-mails that he started doping in 2002, his first
year racing with the U.S. Postal Service team led by Armstrong.
Landis also admitted to doping in an interview with ESPN.com.