When Contador's case first broke out, the first reaction of many people, including me, was to find out what the hell clenbuterol was and whether it was used in cycling. People asked questions about how it was taken, for what purposes and in what doses, and how detectable it was. This has been going on for months, but most posts specifically about clenbuterol (and not about clenbuterol in Contador's case) came early, when we only had a very fragmented picture, so I think some sort of recap would be useful. So, for the purposes of this thread let's forget about Contador. What do we know about clen use?
Clen use appears to be widespread. Willy Voet used it, Vandenbroucke's dog used it, Landis suggested it's a common PED and pretty much every piece of info we've seen these past months points in that direction. But how was it used, for example, in the late 90s? And in the late 00s? Clen has bronchodilator and anabolic effects in the right doses. Was it ever used for that? Has it always been so easily detectable as it is now? Has its main purpose always been weight loss? Has it always been a PED you take out of competition exclusively? Did Festina use it in competition?
Any other sort of info (confirmed users, revelations by ex-pros, positive tests from back in the day, detected clen levels in the past, etc) would be welcome.
Clen use appears to be widespread. Willy Voet used it, Vandenbroucke's dog used it, Landis suggested it's a common PED and pretty much every piece of info we've seen these past months points in that direction. But how was it used, for example, in the late 90s? And in the late 00s? Clen has bronchodilator and anabolic effects in the right doses. Was it ever used for that? Has it always been so easily detectable as it is now? Has its main purpose always been weight loss? Has it always been a PED you take out of competition exclusively? Did Festina use it in competition?
Any other sort of info (confirmed users, revelations by ex-pros, positive tests from back in the day, detected clen levels in the past, etc) would be welcome.