Beijing Retest….Surprise?

By Leigh Penman Recent news reports have intimated that doping samples collected from athletes during the Olympic Games, held in Beijing this summer, are due to be retested. The reason for this action is the discovery of a new performance-enhancing drug which may have flown under the radar in previous tests. The new drug is [...]

Lance’s Return Sparks New Approach to Drug Testing

By Leigh Penman The recent announcement by Lance Armstrong that he will be returning to professional cycling has once again opened the door to speculation that he cheated his way to seven Tour De France victories. Having previously sued journalists for publishing circumstantial evidence regarding his use of performance enhancing substances, Armstrong has now surrendered [...]

CERA – A Cyclist’s Best Friend

‘EPO on Steroids’ Hung on Third Tour de France Participant A super version of the blood booster EPO has become the latest rage in the cycling world, with a third person that participated in July’s Tour de France testing positive for the banned substance CERA. The latest is Italy’s Leonardo Piepoli, who had two positive [...]

Two-Stage Winner Tossed from Tour de France

Italy’s Ricco Claims EPO-Positive Test is Natural Three and counting. That’s what the Tour de France has become, and with Italy’s Ricardo Ricco being disqualified, doubt is hovering over every rider left. A winner of two previous stages, Ricco is the biggest name to be caught using performance-enhancing drugs this year. He was detained by [...]

Another Tour de France Rider Derailed for Steroids

Spain’s Nevado Ousted After Positive EPO Test The people behind the Tour de France don’t play around. They are hell-bent on cleaning up the sport of cycling and have done a pretty good job of it this summer. Another competitor has been arrested and thrown out of the race following a positive test for performance-enhancing [...]

Beltran Booted from Tour de France for EPO

Cycling Anti-Doping Police Continue to Come Down on Steroids with Help from the Real Police Manuel Beltran of Spain not only has been disqualified from the Tour de France, he was physically removed by French police after testing positive for EPO, a performance-enhancing drug used for energy, endurance and recovery. Although unconfirmed, it was also [...]

Floyd Landis Being Made An Example

Doping Appeal Denied; ’06 Tour de France Title Lost Adding insult to injury, the Court of Arbitration for Sport handed down a tough decision on Floyd Landis and literally made him pay. After being denied his appeal, the cyclist was roundly criticized in the decision and ordered to hand over $100,000 towards the U.S. Anti-Doping [...]

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