Recent content by sugarman

Its not necessary for his death to have been caused by one or the other, it could have been a combination of both. That is, his heart condition predisposed him to a higher risk of EPO side effects. By the way, I'm not suggesting I have any intimate information at all about Draaijer, his...

Add to this that its also easy to overlook that doping can be used to improve skills too. Higher intensity/more frequent training etc. A couple of years ago Lendl apparently had Murray doing hours upon hours of full intensity training on one shot. Forehand down the line I think it was. Doping...

Wont comment on any specific riders, autopsies are the only way to be sure, and even they might be inconclusive in many cases like this, but I think its worth pointing out that solid research into blood viscosity and Hct as risk factors for Coronary disease predates EPO by a long way. Concluding...

Yep definitely intentional confusion, lots of people consider homeopathic to be something of a healthier or more natural version of the real deal, which pharma co's are happy to try and cash in on. Obviously this is wrong though, although putting homeopathy in the same camp as snake oil is a...

Quick pharmacokinetics lesson for anyone interested... To get an approximate dosage, you multiply the plasma concentration by the drugs Volume of distribution - usually easily googled. For Pseudo, its about 3 So, a level of 190mg/L (x3) gives a dose of about 570mg of Pseudo.* *This...

From a quick read i think the article misunderstands what homeopathy is. Testosterone, or any substance, can be homeopathic. 30X on the label just means the testosterone is supposed to be diluted to a ratio of 10^-30. Obviously if Gay tested positive from such a solution it wasn't actually...

I think under the WADA code, once an adverse finding has been confirmed in a hearing its supposed to be made public within 20 days. Thats just my understanding though, happy to be corrected. So Cilic could be within that period, maybe - would be a quick turnaround for an appeal process...

Interesting update on THASP yesterday... http://tennishasasteroidproblem.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/an-inconvenient-truth.html In a nutshell: Stuart Millar confirmed that circa 2007-8, EPO tests were only conducted if a prior (unsanctioned) 'screening' showed that that player may be using EPO...

Im pretty sure from Belgium you can get to two of the slams within an hour.... But agree with the bit in red and above

Really? So, effectively at least, they've copped a 3 year 'ban' for cocaine...? Seems like sound legal advice.

Yes they are definitely included! Reg 1.9 Weight: ... "Is the weight of the car with the driver, wearing his complete racing apparel, at all times during the Event" To understand Reg 4.1, quoted by someone else earlier, you need to consider the definition of 'weight' otherwise 'minimum...

Is there any truth at all in this statement from DB? My understanding is that the eggs are released, i.e. in urine/feces, and 'hatch' on exposure to water, then need a snail host to develop before they can infect a human. Any trapped eggs just trigger an immune inflammatory response, but dont...

Yea I pretty much agree with what you've said, from the (limited) evidence doesn't look like gas6 (alone at least) is the answer for froome. The idea of it as a recovery aid from extraction is interesting though... In the absence of any human studies its hard to know exactly what it's effect...

'Finally cycling has a clean rider who can break records of dopers' (or something like that...:rolleyes: Good one Ric! Edit: sorry beaten to it!!

Apologies if someone has already asked this, just looking at all new posts now, but...Can anyone think of another rider who has attacked like that before? i.e remained seated and pulled away up a mountain just by a ridiculous cadence increase.. Has Froome even shown that before? was certainly a...