By Paul Andrews, BI editor on May 5, 2010
As the racing world awaits the 2010 Giro d’Italia, the UCI sends an anti-doping reminder loud and clear.
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged blood doping, cera, danilo di luca, franco pellizotti, Giro d'Italia, jesus rosendo, tadej valjavec
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 25, 2010
The test involved a rugby league player but obviously holds huge implications for professional cycling. Although the substance has been banned for two decades, there’s been no reliable test for it.
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged blood doping, cera, EPO, hgh, human growth hormone
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 2, 2010
Two-year suspension for Danilo Di Luca comes at a terrible time, as we continue to assemble our our dream Team Rehab in the Dopers Reunion Tour de France 2010. So far Michael Rasmussen and Alexander Vinokourov are on board, and we’re hoping for Floyd Landis. Only a miracle would get our favorite doper, Tyler Hamilton, [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged blood doping, cera, danilo di luca
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 1, 2010
Ricco denies involvement with his girlfriend’s doping. Girlfriend denies doping. They might at least get on the same page on this… Ricco compared to a cobra. So the question, as Ricco prepares to renew his racing career in May, is: What happens when you give a snake a second chance? All in all we think [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged blood doping, cera, riccardo ricco, vania rossi
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on July 18, 2009
Bicycle.net: Lance lashes back over report that his team (he’s the leader, right? are we all clear on this?) Astana may be beneficiary of “laxity” in drug testing. “I think it’s ridiculous,” Lance says. Well then, case closed, right? BikePure.org: Two Spanish riders, not in this year’s Tour de France, are suspended for using the [...]
Posted in Racing, This Day in Doping | Tagged cera, doping, lance armstrong, Tour de France, uci
