page_title: Rolf Aldag
section_title: Doping confession
hierarchical_section_title: Rolf Aldag / Doping confession
caption_attribution_description: Rund um den Henninger-Turm 1. Mai 2000: Das Feld am Mammolshainer Berg.
context_page_description: Rolf Aldag is a former professional road bicycle racer who rode for Team Telekom from 1993 to 2005. He raced in 10 Tour de France, 1 Giro d'Italia and 5 Vuelta a España. Prior to joining Telekom, he raced with Helvetia. Beginning in 2020, Aldag works as directeur sportif for the Canyon–SRAM team. In 2007 Aldag admitted to doping -- having used Erythropoietin from 1995 to 1999.
context_section_description: On 24 May 2007 Aldag together with former Team Telekom team mate and personal friend 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.
caption: Aldag (left) at the 2000 Rund um den Henninger Turm
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