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    Detectability of micro-dosing?

    From an interview with norwegian anti-doping researcher Yvette Dehnes: I assume she is referring to this study. Detection of recombinant EPO in blood and urine samples with EPO WGA MAIIA, IEF and SAR-PAGE after microdose injections...
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    Autologous blood doping test with a catch

    A group of Swedish scientists at the university of Umeå claim to have developed a test that can detect previously frozen RBC's. http://www.svt.se/sport/#./ny-metod-kan-avsloja-dopning?&_suid=136106621612906627977481648204
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    UCI vs Ashenden

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-releases-armstrong-data-in-attempt-to-refute-ashendens-doping-claims How pathetic of the UCI! No one cares if Ashenden cleared LA's profile before the 2009 Giro, because no one has claimed LA's profile was indicative of blood manipulation at the time. Who are...
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    AC = Alberto Contador

    http://twitpic.com/bxkxiz
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    Effects of EPO-microdosing

    What about retics? because... http://captaintbag.tumblr.com/post/33920095332/a-gt-epo-microdose-profile-simulated-from-ashenden
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    Captain's analysis of Garmin blood data

    Dave and Wiggo are suspicious. CVV the most normal. http://captaintbag.tumblr.com/post/33887615744/millar-vande-velde-wiggins-hejedal-blood-data Millar http://twitter.com/captaintbag1/status/259209927392890880/photo/1/large CVV...
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    Ryder's blood

    Given to @captainbag1 by JV. Nov 14, 2011: Hb: 16.0 Hct: 44.9 Retic: 1.93 Jan 17, 2012: Hb: 16.1 Hct: 46.9 Retic: 1.66 Feb 29, 2012 Hb: 14.6 Hct: 42.1 Retic: 1.13 May 3, 2012 Hb: 16.0 Hct: 46.0 Retic: 1.76 May 14, 2012 Hb: 14.1 Hct: 42.3 Retic: 1.56 May 17, 2012 AM Hb: 14.1 Hct: 43.4...
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    Cycling - At least it's not distance running

    I google translated some very damning articles about the doping situation in distance running. http://elpais.com/diario/2011/04/03/deportes/1301781615_850215.html From 2006: http://politiken.dk/sport/ECE165669/spor-af-doping-hos-23-atleter-under-em-i-sverige/ Professor Bengt Saltin...
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    JV hits a new low

    Vaughters just gets more and more ridiculous. http://twitter.com/Vaughters/status/224197320454057984 http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/analysis-armstrongs-tour-blood-levels-debated http://nyvelocity.com/content/interviews/2009/armstrongs-bio-passport-critic-speaks Some danish...
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    Advances in testing (EPO & gene doping)

    Austrian researchers have developed a test that can detect all forms of EPO even at micro-doses. http://kurier.at/sport/2051556.php http://translate.google.se/translate?hl=sv&sl=de&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fkurier.at%2Fsport%2F2051556.php The austrian anti-doping agency turned it down...
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    BP and GT's

    Does the biological-passport take into account that Hb concentration should have dropped by 10% (?) by the third week of a GT so that having unchanged values is viewed as a 10% increase in Hb when calculating off-score and what not?
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    Effects of blood withdrawal and reinfusion on biomarkers of erythropoiesis

    http://www.haematologica.org/cgi/reprint/91/7/1006
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    Doping in XC skiing

    http://journals.lww.com/cjsportsmed/Abstract/2003/05000/Abnormal_Hematologic_Profiles_in_Elite.2.aspx The following is a detailed and very informative analysis of the situation in 2002-2007. It's a fantastic read...
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    Hemoglobin and Hematocrit Values After Saline Infusion

    The information below is from a study on the effects of a 500 ml saline infusion on hematocrit and hemoglobin values. http://s3.amazonaws.com/publicationslist.org/data/s.vanhoutvin/ref-1/Hemoglobin%20and%20hematocrit%20values%20after%20saline%20infusion%20and%20tourniquet.pdf The decrease...
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    Anyone speak french

    Anyone speak french? I stumbled across this french dope docu which seems to focus on OP. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xk01j_pieces-a-conviction-1ere-partie_sport
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    Victor Conte's letter to Dwain Chambers

    Dear Dwain, Per your request, this letter is to confirm that I am willing to assist you in providing the UKA and others with information that will help them to improve the effectiveness of their anti-doping programs. The specific details regarding how you were able to circumvent the UKA...
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    OP code names

    Is there a list of all the OP code names used by Fuentes? I know Piti, AC, Birillo and Jan, but how many of these names were actually made public yet never linked to a certain rider?
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    Great news everybody!

    Contador: "Doping is gone" The use of illegal substances is history," said the Spaniard who thinks of the last tour where no one was caught doping. "Cycling has the strictest controls."...
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    Fuentes interview

    Saw this on a tennis blog. Anyone got a link to the original article?