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2000 was probably EPO fuelled as the EPO test wasn't ratified for use until later that summer, just in time for the Sydney Olympics. USPS were also using Activogen, as witnessed by a French tv crew when team support staff were filmed dumping medical waste in a lay-by over 100 kms off the TdF route.
In 2001-2005 it's well documented that EPO usage continued but at the micro-dosing level, i.e. you took it more frequently but in smaller doses as it is far harder to detect. Armstrong's team also used to blood dope, basically re-injecting 800 ml of blood that had been taken out and stored up to 6 weeks previously. This was documented in the IM chat between Jonathan Vaughters and Frankie Andreu below;
IM between Frankie Andreu and Jonathan Vaughters - RoadBikeReview Forums