USADA witness Joe Papp admits conspiracy to sell EPO, HGH

February 17th, 2010 admin

Papp at the Landis hearing in 2007 Former professional cyclist Joe Papp has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute performance enhancing drugs, including Human Growth Hormone and EPO, at a time when he was offering information against other athletes suspected of doping violations. Papp was originally suspended from competition for two years after testing positive for synthetic testosterone following a race in Turkey. In 2007 he came into the public spotlight when he testified at the suspension hearing of Floyd Landis, testifying that doping was widely used among cyclists and that synthetic testosterone can help athletes recover quicker from competition. Papp told VeloNews on Wednesday that his guilty plea should not cast any doubt on the testimony …


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