The 38-year-old told a news conference in Denmark he had taken numerous drugs including EPO, human growth hormone, testosterone, insulin and blood transfusions.

Ten years after his stirring victory, long after he had quit competitive cycling, Riis publicly confessed to extensive doping, including EPO, HGH, and cortisone.

Simeoni was treated by Ferrari through the 1990s and later testified that Ferrari had prescribed him doping products including EPO and Human Growth Hormone.