What exactly is Petacchi being investigated for? I have read a few different things, but am unsure exactly what the evidence is against him, or what he is supposed to have actually taken.
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AussieGoddess said:What exactly is Petacchi being investigated for? I have read a few different things, but am unsure exactly what the evidence is against him, or what he is supposed to have actually taken.
scribe said:What ever it is, he probably accidentally ingested it because it was in some chocolate he ate.
luckyboy said:Human serum albumin & Perfluorocarbon (PFCs).
HSA is a protein in the plasma, can be used to reduce Hct I think. PFCs are artificial blood.
The police phone-tapped Filippo Manelli, a doctor from Brescia. That's where all this has come from.