Bjarne Riis, the 1996 Tour de France winner, was last night urged to give back his yellow jersey after becoming the first rider to confess to doping while winning the tour, saying at a press conference in Copenhagen that he had used drugs between 1993 and 1998. "Despite the time limits for sanctions established by the World Anti-Doping Code having elapsed, the UCI urges the former rider to return his yellow jersey, the symbol of his victory," the sport's governing body said in a statement. Riis, now the director of the CSC team, made his confession at the end of a week when six of his former Telekom team-mates admitted to doping. "I have used doping, I have used EPO [the red blood cell booster erythropoietin]," the Dane said. "I have made errors and I would like to apologise ... It was part of everyday life." Although previous Tour winners have been involved in doping scandals none has ever made as detailed a confession as Riis. It came 24 hours after a press conference in … [Read more...] about Riis urged to return yellow jersey