Stuart O'Gradyn lopettamispäätökseen saattoi vaikuttaa Ranskan Senaatin Tour 1998 -dopingraportti.

The samples, although taken in 1998 were part of a retroactive testing programme carried out by the French Anti-Doping Agency AFLD in 2004.

Positive: Andrea Tafi, Erik Zabel, Bo Hamburger, Laurent Jalabert, Marcos Serrano, Jens Heppner, Jeroen Blijlevens, Nicola Minali, Mario Cipollini, Fabio Sacchi, Eddy Mazzoleni, Jacky Durand, Abraham Olano, Laurent Desbiens, Marco Pantani, Manuel Beltran, Jan Ullrich (twice), Kevin Livingston

Suspicious: Ermanno Brignoli, Alain Turicchia, Pascal Chanteur, Frederic Moncassin, Bobby Julich, Roland Meier, Giuseppe Calcaterra, Stefano Zanini, Eddy Mazzoleni, Stephane Barthe, Stuart O'Grady, Axel Merckx
French Senate Releases Positive EPO Cases From 1998 Tour De France | Cyclingnews.com