Riders are reflected in the sunglasses of Michael Barry of Canada during the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 187.5 kilometers (116.5 miles) with start in Epernay and finish in Montargis, eastern France, Thursday, July 8, 2010. Barry has admitted to doping. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Bas Czerwinski
October 10, 2012 - 1:13 PM
TORONTO - Canadian cyclist Michael Barry has admitted to doping.
The Toronto native made the admission in a statement after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said he testified against former teammate Lance Armstrong in a doping investigation.
The U.S. doping agency says 11 cyclists testified in the Armstrong investigation.
In a release issued Wednesday, Barry says he doped while a member of the Armstrong-led United States Postal Service team.
He says he deeply regrets the decision, which caused him sleepless nights and tainted the success he had at the time.
Barry says hasn't doped since the summer of 2006.
He apologized and said he would accept a suspension or other consequences.
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