Ryder Hesjedal was dragged through the mud earlier this week when allegations by Michael Rasmussen forced him to admit to doping in 2003. However, Francois Parisien is highly critical of his compatriot and doesn't believe his assertions that he stopped doping long before joining his current Garmin-Sharp team in 2008.

Earlier this week, news broke that Michael Rasmussen accused 2012 Giro champion Ryder Hesjedal of doping in 2003 when the Canadian prepared for the 2003 mountain bike world championships. The Dane claimed to have taught Hesjedal and fellow mountain bikers Seamus McGrath and Chris Sheppard how to use EPO and cortisone while the trio stayed in his house 10 years ago.

Hesjedal was forced to admit his misdemeanours but also claimed that he had stopped doping long before joining his current Garmin-Sharp team in 2008. Due to the 8-year statute of limitations, Hesjedal can't be punished for his actions which will have no bearing on his 2012 Giro victory.

Hesjedal isn't the first Canadian to admit to a tainted past. Last year Michael Barry told about his use of doping products while riding for US Postal but the then Sky rider claimed to have stopped in 2006. He ended his career at the end of the 2012 season.

Fellow Canadian Francois Parisien who rode for Argos-Shimano this year, is highly critical of his compatriots. In 2008, he was first substitute for the Olympic road race in Beijing where the Canadian team consisted of Hesjedal and Barry. In 2012 Hesjedal was the only Canadian to ride at the Olympics in London and so Parisien has so far missed out on his Olympic dreams.

Parisien doesn't believe Hesjedal and Barry when they claim to have stopped doping long time ago.

“I don’t believe it all,” he told Radio Canada. “Just like Michael Barry who said he quit using doping in 2006. I don’t believe it all. These guys have been lying for lots of years and now they decide to confess. But they only did so after they had been exposed and with their backs against the wall.”

Parisien is no less critical when speaking about his missed participations in the Olympics.

“It makes me sick,” he said. “I feel a lot of frustration and disgust. These frauds defined a large part of my career since I was young.

“This is not something to simply get over,” he added. “I will have to slowly digest and then learn to live with it. It has happened and it can’t be undone. You can’t go back in a cycling career. What has been stolen, has been stolen. You can’t get it back."

After several years on smaller teams, Parisien got his chance on the highest level with Argos-Shimano in 2013. He won a sprint stage in the Volta a Catalunya but will leave the team for personal reasons. In an interview with La Presse, he said that he is contemplating retirement but could also continue his racing career on the road or in mountain biking or cyclo-cross.