A report released by the Danish Anti-Doping Agency (ADD) on Tuesday said that former Tinkoff-Saxo owner Bjarne Riis knew about聽doping on his team, which won the 1996 Tour de France, .
The 97-page report accuses Riis of encouraging his team members鈥攊ncluding Tyler Hamilton, Bo Hamburger, Michael Rasmussen, and J枚rg Jaksche鈥攖o dope. He escaped a ban because the statute of limitations expired. The document says that Riis knew about聽or encouraged聽systematic doping over multiple years.
This new revelation is another in a series of recent high-profile doping admissions in professional cycling, including former pro cyclist Nicki Sorensen admitting to doping early in his career on Monday.