From VeloNews
Soigneur reaffirms doping claims Emma O'Reilly -- a former
masseuse with five-time Tour de France winner Lance
Armstrong's U.S. Postal team and the key source in a book
which alleges the American used EPO (erythropoietin) --
appeared on French television to reassert her claims.
O'Reilly worked with Armstrong for three and a half years
from 1998 and was in almost constant contact with his close-
knit team. In the soon-to-be-released book, "LA Confidential
- The Secrets of Lance Armstrong," O'Reilly claims that she
was asked to carry out a number of dubious tasks by the U.S.
Postal team.
Despite admitting that she knew her revelations would cause
"controversy" the Irishwoman said she felt it was time to
speak out.
"I've got a nice quiet life here and I know what I've said
is going to cause a lot of controversy, but I just felt that
with the way the sport had become, it was time to speak
out," she told France 3.
O'Reilly was filmed at her home in England, but footage was
also shown of her while she worked with the American team
after Armstrong had returned to racing in 1998 following his
successful battle with cancer. O'Reilly was also filmed
flicking through the diary which she kept while she worked
with U.S. Postal.
The Armstrong camp has since filed suit against the
publishers as well as newspapers that have reprinted
excerpts from the book. On Friday, a French judge was
expected to hear testimony from Armstrong's lawyer,
Christian Charrière-Bournazel. - By AFP