1. Doping case of
Michael Boggerd
Name: Michael Boggerd
He is a is a Dutch former
professional road bicycle
racer.
Career
Boggerd began his
professional career in 1994,
joining WordPerfect. His
speciality were hilly classics
like Liège–Bastogne–Liège,
La Flèche Wallonne and the
Amstel Gold Race (all of
them dutch races) In the
1998 Tour de France,
Boogerd finished 5th overall
in the General classification,
his highest finish ever in the
Tour.
2. Achievements:
Tour de France
2 individual stages
Paris–Nice (1999)
1 individual stage
Single-Day Races and Classics
Dutch Road Race Championship
Amstel Gold Race (1999)
Brabantse Pijl (2001, 2003)
Giro dell'Emilia (1999)
GP Beghelli (1999)
Type of drug
Boggerd admitted he
has used EPO, blood
transfusions and
cortison from 1997 to
2007. He didn’t confess
the amount or length
to the public.
3. Confession:
Allegations that Boogerd used performance-enhancing
drugs were made since at least 2008.
Until early 2013, Boogerd continued to deny. He
finally admitted, in a television interview on 6 March
2013 (seen by nearly a million viewers), to having used
EPO, blood transfusions and cortisone from 1997 to
2007.
