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I went good old fashioned pot belge, why pick just one?

I'm feeling an unsuccessful Dan Martin suicide mission, but have no clue will win.

I should have been more clear, my bad. Up until the new more accurate test arrived on the scene athletics had been mostly about anabolics and hgh programs. Afterwards, I think the big players stuck with designer drugs (among other things ie. BB's) whose chemical compounds would not tilt the boat...

You also probably want to take into account the new anabolic steroid test that was introduced in 1983 before the Pan Am games, causing huge amounts of athletes dropping out , and around 20 being caught. There was definitely a huge algorithm shift/sea change around that time, but probably based...

For some reason I always associated chess doping to be beta-blockers and the like.

Though not nearly incriminating, the Gaviria connection raises some eyebrows.

Rob, often you raise good points, but you might have more success with forum members actually wanting to read your posts if you were less condescending to those you disagree with. I think that may be what hrotha is referring to. There's nothing wrong with being polite after all.

Their conclusion doesn't really pass the smell test.

I've heard 1987 as the magic year anecdotally (though it had obviously been around long before), but as has been mentioned before, no one really had a very keen grasp of individual response (ie. donkey to racehorse) to it until the early 90's. Quick question though: with the discussion of...

Re: Re: I think he'd get into his cups on occasion leading to various emotions. Overall it was entertaining though, especially when some were asking the hard questions. :p

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Weird, I didn't realize Michelle posted, but JV's insights were interesting and at times funny when he showed up a few years back.

Great article, thanks for the heads up.

I wonder how much research teams do on public opinion on forums like this? Despite their sometimes bad clinical decisions, they surely must be savvy enough to occasionally take the temperature of enthusiasts if only for PR value.

Agreed, she is a very unfortunate looking woman. Almost a Jim Henson muppet. ETA: If we're talking about druggie cycling chicks, Elisa Basso is an even better choice ;)