Hamilton says he saw Armstrong inject EPO
China Daily | Updated: 2011-05-21 07:58
LOS ANGELES - Lance Armstrong's former teammate Tyler Hamilton claims he saw the embattled seven-time Tour de France winner use EPO the first year he won the race in 1999, CBS News reported on Thursday.
Hamilton told 60 Minutes host Scott Pelley he witnessed Armstrong using EPO (erythropoietin), which is designed to increase endurance by boosting production of red blood cells.
"I saw it in his refrigerator," Hamilton told the American news program in the interview to air Sunday. "I saw him inject it more than one time."
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