New York: Tyler Hamilton, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong, told the 60 Minutes television programme that he used performance-enhancing drugs with the seven-time Tour de France winner to cheat in cycling races, including the Tour.
Hamilton said Armstrong took a blood-booster called EPO in the 1999 Tour and before the race in 2000 and 2001. Armstrong won the race every year from 1999-2005.
The interview with Hamilton was broadcast on the CBS Evening News on Thursday.
"I saw [EPO] in his refrigerator. ... I saw him inject it more than one time," Hamilton said, "like we all did. Like I did, many, many times".
Hamilton told 60 Minutes reporter Scott Pelley: "[Armstrong] took what we all took ... the majority of the peloton," referring to riders in the race. "There was EPO ... testosterone ... a blood transfusion." EPO is a drug that boosts endurance by increasing the number of red blood cells in the body.
Armstrong has steadfastly denied doping and has never failed a drug test. However, federal authorities are investigating whether Armstrong and his former US Postal team did participate in a systematic doping programme.
Hamilton's accusations come a year after Floyd Landis, another former Armstrong teammate, made similar allegations.
