Dutch cyclist and former doping offender Thomas Dekker is ready to reveal it all as he announced a full co-operation with his nation's anti-doping agency on Wednesday.
Dekker said in a statement on the website of his management company SEG that he aims to help clean up the sport and wants to encourage former team-mates to share their knowledge with the relevant anti-doping authorities as well.
Dekker was banned for two years in 2009 after being caught using the blood booster EPO in a test the previous year. He said in a recent interview with the NRC Handelsblad paper that there was widespread doping in the Rabobank team he rode for from 2005 until 2008. Dekker now competes for Garmin-Sharp.
"I will testify and fully cooperate with the Dutch Anti-Doping Authority to help further clean the world of cycling. Therefore I choose to give the full extent of my knowledge, names, dates and details," he said in the statement.
"There are many details and people involved with my doping past. All of that, including the names of people who helped me will be given to the Anti-Doping Authority.
"I will begin this process and hope that it will make it easier for ex-colleagues and ex-teammates to come forward and help the sport."
SEG said that the first meeting between Dekker and representatives of the Dutch Anti-Doping Agency is planned within the next two weeks.
Last week, Lance Armstrong admitted to doping for many years of his career, after the ruling body UCI stripped the American of his seven Tour de France after the US Anti-Doping Agency said in a report that he led "the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen."
The USADA report was based on testimony of several of his former team-mates and other people.
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