Tour de France Doping Scandal #3

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Tour de France Doping Scandal #3
josh q. public found this 7/17/2008 on www.east-coast-bias.com [flag]
It'll be at least two years til we see Ricco like this again. Now it's getting serious. Today, the entire Saunier-Duval team was withdrawn after Ricardo Ricco ("The Cobra") tested positive for EPO. Saunier-Duval had been having an unexpectedly good Tour. Ricco had already won 2 stages, and his teammates finished 1-2 on the toughest mountain stage so far. This appeared to be an ... [link]

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Published 7/17/2008 by josh q. public at josh q. public
... 3.  The Tour de Farce France.  Another cyclist caught doping.  Shocker.  For the third year in a row, the race has been tainted by this nonsense.  It’s not even news anymore.  It’s the norm.  Like my main Gary Gnu always says, “No gnews in good gnews.” ...

Tour de France Riders Just Can't Seem To Stop Cheating [Tour De France]
Published 7/18/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... a blood component commonly associated with EPO use. While I'm happy that the cheaters are being caught, I'm unspeakably disappointed that professional cyclists continue to feel it necessary to use performance-enhancers. It's also quite dumb for them to use EPO, for which there is a reliable test. Regrettably, one is left to wonder if the other teams are clean, or if they're just better at hiding their usage. Unfortunately, the latter seems more plausible. Tour de France Doping Scandal #3 [East Coast Bias] ...

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