If Lemond were doped or not, that was not the point in 1988, especially not in Europe. The turning point of the public opinion on doping was notbefore 1998.
I am curious, after so much confessions these days, will more orginal documents show up?
Bobrik's victory in the 1994 Giro di Lombardia.
Who? Vlatislav Bobrik, Gewiss Balan.
I liked the introdution of the former Sovjet Union and Eastern European countries in pro peleton the late '80s, beginning '90s.
What a peculiar moment to hand this 25 years old document to a journalist.
Before I opened this thread, I didn't realise Lemond was that year in the PDM team.
Was the doctor of the Buckler team in the eighties.
"While sports doctor Rob Pluijmers (in front) a blood sample from Mieke Hawk (l) investigates, she is kissed by her husband Wim Hoogendoorn...(for) the results of a test for the improvement. Mieke hopes in Mexico's to take over the record...
Nice Lanark! The epo issue was mentioned in the Calgary Herald, do they also have an archive like you have?
The oldest studies on the use of epo by athletes in the pubmed database date from 1988 (some of the University of Ferrara haha) The use in endurance sports was known at that moment,
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