Czech cyclist Roman Kreuziger takes lie detector test to 'prove' doping innocence

The Czech cyclist Roman Kreuziger has taken a lie detector test to attempt to allay fears arising from problems in his biological passport.

In a statement on his website, Kreuziger, 28, said that he answered British polygrapher Terry Mullins’s three questions, which were "Have you taken doping products?", "Have you used blood transfusions to improve your performance?" and "Have you taken EPO (Erythropoietin)?"

He said: “For all of them the detector confirmed that I told the truth. I repeat: I am not a cheat or a liar and I have never doped.

“Some might say that it’s already been said. But for me the test was important. I don’t have anything to hide and I am doing everything in my power to clear my name.”

In addition the cyclist, who finished fifth in the 2011 and 2013 Tour de France races, published his biological passport, hitting back at the UCI, whi sanctioned him for the anomalies they found while he was riding for Astana in 2011 and 2012.

He has now been dropped from his current team Tinkoff while the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) investigates a Czech Olympic Committee decision to clear him of doping charges.

The UCI has appealed to have him banned for a two to four year period, stripped of all his wins since March 2011 and fined 770,000 Euros.

Kreuziger  wrote on his website: “Wish me luck, it will soon be over!”