Exclusive interview: Stuart O'Grady breaks silence on doping

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Stuart O'Grady is launching his book Battle Scars and answering questions on his career (Image credit: Colin Levitch)

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Stuart O'Grady (Orica GreenEdge) said that doping was never an option thoughout his lengthy career (Image credit: Cycling News)

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Stuart O'Grady's book is titled 'Battle Scars' (Image credit: Richard Baybutt)

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Stuart O'Grady spoke to Cyclingnews while Sydney (Image credit: Colin Levitch)

With the impending release of his book, Battle Scars, former Australian cyclist Stuart O'Grady has embarked on a media tour and sat down with Cyclingnews for his first major interview since his retirement and shares exactly what the title means to him personally.

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Following his admission, O'Grady told the Australian newspaper, The Herald Sun, "I sourced it (EPO) myself. There was no one else involved. It didn't involve the team in any way," he said.