Erik Zabel admitted having used Erythropoietin (EPO) from 1995 to 1999. Aldag also publicly apologized for having lied about his use of EPO in the past. His confession was triggered by accusations of former Team Telekom masseur Jef d'Hont from Belgium. In his book, of which excerpts where printed in the German political magazine Der Spiegel in April 2007, D'Hont accused members of Team Telekom of systematic and organized doping with EPO in the mid-1990s. See also List of doping cases in cycling List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences References 1968 births Living people People from Warendorf (district) Sportspeople from Münster (region) German male cyclists German sportspeople in doping cases German cycling road race champions Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic cyclists of Germany Doping cases in cycling Tour de Suisse stage winners Cyclists from North Rhine-Westphalia