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The Aostralian physician who guided the lab which found the Lance Armstrong 'controversial' positive EPO in 1999, harbors deep concern about the LA Comeback Tour.
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Michael Ashenden, whose analysis of Armstrong's urine samples from the
1999 Tour de France allegedly revealed that the ...
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Tammy Thomas the current law student and ex-doping cyclist received 6 months of home confinement for her lies under oath in the BALCO investigation . The sentencing judge decided Thomas should not receive a longer sentence that the steroids distributors from whom Thomas secured the ...
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US Customs detained former MLB All-Star, Ex-Oakland Athletics
Bash Brother Jose Canseco for hours yesterday at the
US-Mexico border. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) was found in Canseco's car (or was it his train wreck ?). To the San ...
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Ex-world record holder Tim Montgomery will be running in place in jail a long time: Given 5 more ...
Once the world's fastest man, Tom Montgomery today
will be facing 5 more years in a US
federal penitentiary for drug charges related to heroin distribution. This should slow him down considerably. To the BBC: Disgraced US sprinter ...
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From this Philly Inquirer report on the cooperation of Olympics nations with WADA out of competition doping tests.
A report issued by independent observers for the World Anti-Doping
Agency said 102 of 205 countries represented in the Beijing Olympics
failed to tell organizers where their ...
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1. Members of the Florida Internet Signature Pharmacy sue Albany DA David Soares for over-reaching his authority in his internet steroids investigation. ( North Country Gazette ). Doesn't Soares have sovereign immunity? Albany
District Attorney David Soares and assistant ...
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Where is the truth on this issue? Did the pharmaceutics company Roche help WADA developed a test for CERA EPO or not?
Last summer when the Tour de France ran anti-doping tests for the new CERA EPO, there was a story that the drugs manufacturer -- Roche -- embedded a chemical ...
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Daniela Yordanova -- Bulgarian middle distance runner --
will not be running in competitive for 2 years,
follwing the IAAF doping ban delivered to her today. Looks like that female testosterone spiked a little too much last summer; following ...
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As noted in Cheat or Beat, the Bengals Darryl Blackstock will be sitting out 4 games for using steroids. We say that because he blames a supplement, and no one has been suspended from the NFL for using whey protein. To the Toronto Star:
The NFL has suspended Cincinnati Bengals ...
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The UCI today cleared Lance Armstrong's first comeback race in Australia at the 'Tour Down Under'. Armstrong's late entry into the anti-doping protocol held up up LA comeback.
Cycling's governing body is relaxing its rules to allow Lance
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First the Tour de France retested (and not
finished) cyclists in the 2008 for CERA EPO ,
and now the IOC will also retest 2008 Beijing samples. Breaking news at ABC CBN: Blood samples taken at the Beijing Olympics are to be reanalyzed ...
1. Penn State professor publishes study looking at popular media impressions of accused MLB drug cheats. ( The Daily Collegian online )
2. Steroids can produce testicular dysfunction ( Uro today )
3. Is GW1516 -- affects PPAR-delta -- already doping up ...
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Resorting to the Ben Johnson sabotage defense, Greek
hurdler Fani Halkia blames a malicious act for her
positive M3 steroids test. ( Edmonton Sun) Disgraced Greek hurdler Fani Halkia blamed a "malicious act" by unspecified people ...
The new post-race EPO CERA testing now processed by the Tour de France will produce more positives, according to Reuters.
The new CERA EPO apparently was thought to be undetectable by Tour riders in 2008. Not so; 6 pro cyclists spit out" tainted urine thus fa r, and more are ...
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Reports today out of Europe say that there are 2 'new' cyclists testing positive in the EPO retest at the 2008 Tour de France although was reported earlier. The new name is Stefan Schumacher who won time trials at the 2008 Tour. The other is Roccardo Ricco's mate Leonardo ...
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Last week the college football world felt mildly
amused rocked that Ex-Michigan State Spartan Tony Mandarich came
clean to admit steroids and narcotic use in college. Ohmygosh, The All-American Mandarich even faked a 1989 Rose Bowl urine test. ...
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We all know about the infamous juiced ex-Bash
Brother Jose Canseco who claims he introduced PEDs and
steroids to Mark McGwire, Jason Giambi and other MLB players. Now, a homeless ex-Athletic player says he dealth the juice to ...
The new boss of the Tour de France minced few words to disguise his unhappiness with American pro rider Lance Armstrong. Jean-Etienne Amaury referred to Armstrong (in a double negative) as an embarrassment. Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong has been an
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1. Dr. Charles Yesalis on PED use in the NFL. ( Wall Street Journal )
2. Bangladesh bans weightlifter Satheesha Rai for life ( The New Nation )
3. Will VInokourov return to pro cycling after doping ban? ( Podium Cafe )
4. Pro cyclist and Tour de ...
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So, what's up with harness racing in Kentucky? Did pro cyclists suddenly enter racing there?
According to the paper, 4 harness racing horses tested positive for EPO, a drug heretofore not known to dope Knetucky horses. Breaking down barriers. How ever as noted in the story, ...
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Jose Canseco smuggling HCG from Mexico? Detained at ...