Recent content by pascoa341

Without denying (Dutch) doping in speed skating, the Dutch dominance partly can be explained by the difference in professionalism between the Dutch and others. If I am not mistaken the Polish winner of the 1500 meter still is/was a part-time fireman whereas hs main Dutch competitors all have...

It would be interesting to see how the performances of players coming to and leaving United (and other major clubs with money and/or labs). I mentioned the example of van Persie earlier in this thread (who has gained 4kg of muscle since arriving in the summer). However I was wondering about what...

This is from memory (read it this morning) so someone correct me if I'm wrong: Article says little new. It's basically about Leinders involvement with Sky and the fact that when he was doctor at Rabobank multiple people have confessed about drugs on that team as well as Rasmussen's claim that...

Definitely Lefevre or any of the other team managers who are so 'naive' that they did not notice doping practices for over 10 years on their team. If doping is to be combated, I would say these people are the ones to take out of the sport rather than merely cyclists. I am quite happy to make...

Although I am not certain how you would define doping in this case, Messi was on growth hormones for a pretty long time during his teens. It is said that without it he would not have grown taller than 1.40m. I do wonder what football would be like if this became common practice as football...

Interesting post on a Dutch football web page. Apparently Robin van Persie mentioned he has gained 4kg additional muscle power since joining Manchester United. He says this is not because of extra weight lifting, but that he became super-fit by himself...