Contador positive!!!!!

[nicholaaaas]

No media outlets had a clue about it and I texted it in to SEN Sports radio and they said they had unofficial reports from a text that Alberto Contador has tested positive.

you're a moron. obviously THEY DID have a clue

 

[python]

you are having a go at squares for "loving fraud" but you are defending a fraud as well.

once again, you're either illiterate or grandly under equpped upstairs if you read i defend ac. very primitive you are, chap.

 

[GiElise]

Why now? How did it stay covered for so long?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Lance tested positive for EPO in the '99 Tour quite a few times.

Yes but officially he hasn't. AFLD said he had but it was proved they "weren't kept properley" or something on those lines.

 

[El Pistolero]

The fact is that unless they have the left-overs from the meal, the food contamination theory is just a theory. He is going down, and quite honestly, if he doesn't it will be a travesty as the excuses everyone else uses are not accepted either. A doping positive is a positive. Period. Everyone said DHEA was not really a performance enhancer either, and yet we saw 2 or 3 people go down last year for that. It may not seem logical that he used something like that, nor that it was on the day before a big stage, but elite professional cyclists are experts in doping regimin, and sad to say, but I believe what we have here is the usage of a product that he thought he could get away with.

Well, look at Petacchi.

 

[Anonymous]

you're a moron. obviously THEY DID have a clue

Shhhh, let the fact that cyclingnews is an Australian based website hang out there. I am enjoying the quiet satisfaction in letting him look stupid without cluing him into the obvious...

 

[nicholaaaas]

Being able to keep his heart rate up would help him climb. Maybe this could be the reason why he wasn't keen on winning any mountain stages this year.

The winner is automatically tested.

uh yes and so is the leader EVERYday. and why would you want to raise your heart-rate? that doesn't help you

 

[python]

you're a moron. obviously THEY DID have a clue

i prefer 'under equipped upstairs.

 

[El Pistolero]

Yes but officially he hasn't. AFLD said he had but it was proved they "weren't kept properley" or something on those lines.

But he still tested positive for EPO. It were real tests, official or not.

It's not even possible to add EPO to urine like that after the sample has been taken...

I can also make the argument that Contador's samples weren't kept properly, and we both know that's bogus. Lance is a doper and for something far far worse then Contador tested positive for. EPO. I don't know about Lance's others Tours, but he doped in '99.

 

[auscyclefan94]

we all know berto has allergies. rrright ? we all know he has the horsepower...



http://www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Clenbuterol

what’s the fuss is about ?

If that's not defending him then what is? Surely your smart enough to realise that he should of/or would of declared his "asthma" medication. His allergy problems are all a big farce. Cover up imo! I could quote other posts if you like.

 

[Anonymous]

Well, look at Petacchi.

Good point, but in his case, I believe he said that it was an additive in some other medication he took. In this case, they have already blown their load on the food theory. I guess they could pull a Landis and change the story the day after, but when you throw out a defense, you cannot un-ring a bell.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Add another one to the list of guys who leave the Bruyneel stable and pop a positive the next year. The spouse and I were joking about this last fall - that Alberto would turn up positive next year. Now that it's happened, it's not such a joke.

Bye Bjarne. No wonder Cancellara insisted on getting out. I bet that team will fold now. Good think Astana didn't have their eggs in the AC basket.

 

[auscyclefan94]

you're a moron. obviously THEY DID have a clue

You weren't listening to the radio and i have been sent a prize so get your facts right you moron!!!! Dinner for two at the lobster cave?

 

[python]

If that's not defending him then what is? Surely your smart enough to realise that he should of/or would of declared his "asthma" medication. His allergy problems are all a big farce. Cover up imo! I could quote other posts if you like.

'underequpped' read theyongest post who got the joke. apparently you hadn't

 

[Mambo95]

Shhhh, let the fact that cyclingnews is an Australian based website hang out there. I am enjoying the quiet satisfaction in letting him look stupid without cluing him into the obvious...

CyclingNews is based in Bath in England. Has been for several years.

 

[auscyclefan94]

'underequpped' read theyongest post who got the joke. apparently you hadn't

Sorry for the misunderstanding!

 

[veganrob]

uh yes and so is the leader EVERYday. and why would you want to raise your heart-rate? that doesn't help you

Exactly. That doesn't make sense. Having your heart explode

 

[mightymac12]

You may be onto something...

He stored blood when he was using Clenbuterol to lose weight/get lean and then forgot that it might be detectable. After the transfusion it started clearing again from his blood but was not entirely gone.

So, he was right that it he was accidently exposed and could pass the lie detector tests.

Glad some one can read between the lines, because I couldn't until I saw this. This is perfectly logical to me. Any one with some science knowledge know if this is possible?

 

[auscyclefan94]

CyclingNews is based in Bath in England. Has been for several years.

who looks stupid now?

 

[Cycling News Fan]

uh yes and so is the leader EVERYday. and why would you want to raise your heart-rate? that doesn't help you

Yes that squashes that theory on why he did not win a stage.

But being able to maintain a high heart rate and have your blood pumping faster, with more oxygen transporting to your muscles, helps you maintain threshold.

I don't know if you've ever done a TT or a long climb where you feel crap and your heart rate won't go up to where it normally goes. Having a stimulant that helps your heart rate has long been part of cycling. That's what amphetamines do. They also lessen the sensation of fatigue.

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Was that confirmed in the A and B samples?

No - which is why they posted this.

Originally Posted by El Pistolero
Lance tested positive for EPO in the '99 Tour quite a few times.

 

[veganrob]

Glad some one can read between the lines, because I couldn't until I saw this. This is perfectly logical to me. Any one with some science knowledge know if this is possible?

It is possible, but could they be so stupid?

 

[Siriuscat]

Glad some one can read between the lines, because I couldn't until I saw this. This is perfectly logical to me. Any one with some science knowledge know if this is possible?

Plausible but would depend on how quickly it synthesized from the bloodstream and how well it would be preserved in the stored frozen blood bag.

 

[Alpe d'Huez]

I have to agree with TFF. The thought of this being contamination is almost impossible to believe considering his preparation and strict diet and privately prepared meals due to allergies, being a champion level rider and such.

Also, it may be a micro amount, but he was over the limit on something that is on the banned list. That means, presuming CAS ultimately determines all protocols were performed properly, he should be suspended, just like anyone else. The fact he is a big name should have nothing to do with it.

Not that this means I trust the UCI to do the right thing, or RFEC for that matter.

Shhhh, let the fact that cyclingnews is an Australian based website hang out there...

Shhh, don't anyone let TFF know CN is actually based in Bath, England.

 

[Anonymous]

CyclingNews is based in Bath in England. Has been for several years.

Well, then I appear to be the stupid one. Not the first time for that.