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    First EPO users in the peloton?

    This is an interesting article from 1991 in which Draaijer's wife/widow Anna-Lisa says that he used EPO and implies that the drug had a role in his death. http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-13488551.html It's an early article taking about EPO use. Most of the articles talking about...
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    Urine Trouble

    Comparing Joe Papp to a crack dealer is offensive because it flippantly degrades someone who has acknowledged his past indiscretions, is very knowledgeable about drug problems in cycling and who has apparently turned his life toward helping deal with those problems. You apparently believe...
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    NPR Selena Roberts interview

    I don't know what you mean by "disagree on math." Was Roberts making the case that EPO was designed or promoted as a drug for athletes as you all but state above? In the context of this article, discussing EPO in terms of sports performance seems apropos. Its prima facia that EPO is a medical...
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    NPR Selena Roberts interview

    NPR posted an interview with Selena Roberts. Not a whole lot new, but does get into the lack of response by Armstrong and his lawyers before the article was published. http://www.npr.org/2011/01/20/133091254/Sports-Illustrateds-Case-Against-Lance-Armstrong
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    HemAssist . What do forumites know?

    Been Lurking here for a while. This has been one of the best places to learn about the seedy side of cycling. Thanks for all the info that has been shared. I’m posting because I found an interesting read on HemAssist in the medical literature. It’s a literature review of three types of...