Cycling Australia's Stephen Hodge steps down after admitting to doping during his professional career Hodge said in a letter to the CA board and released by CA that during a stage of his career as a professional cyclist he took performance enhancing drugs -- "a decision I am not proud of." I am sorry I did it. It was wrong. I apologise unreservedly to CA, my family, friends, colleagues and cycling fans," he said. Hodge said when he made CA aware of his situation he offered to resign and it was agreed that he would immediately stand aside from all CA board duties in advance of submitting a formal resignation. "At no point have I been involved in any CA board meetings or discussions in relation to the termination of Matt White's contract," Hodge said in his letter. Hodge becomes the second Australian cycling figure to admit to taking performance-enhancing drugs during their previous professional riding career. White, 38, admitted last weekend that he was part of a strategy of doping when he rode on the Armstrong-led US Postal Service cycling team from 2001 to 2003. He said he was stepping down from his jobs as the sports director of the emerging Australian professional team Orica-GreenEDGE and was subsequently sacked from his role in Cycling Australia's men's road racing programme. White is currently facing an investigation by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA), which said this week it became aware of allegations of doping made against him by American cyclist Floyd Landis in 2010.