By Paul Andrews, BI editor on April 26, 2010
Why won’t anyone believe Alexandre Vinokourov when he says he’s clean?
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged alexandre vinokourov, blood doping, cycling doping
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 17, 2010
Reformed doper Joe Papp has shown the light for pro cyclists everywhere to mend their ways . . .
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged blood doping, cycling doping, EPO, joe papp, testosterone
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 14, 2010
A Story of True Love Gone Astray: Drug cheat Riccardo Ricco has decided to separate from drug cheat Vania Rossi. And just when Hallmark came out with a Valentine’s Day card aimed right at them…
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged blood doping, cycling doping, riccardo ricco, vania rossi
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on February 4, 2010
How did we do it? In our campaign to bring together Team Rehab for the Dopers Reunion Tour de France 2010, how did we forget about Tom Boonen? Admittedly, Boonen did not test positive for a performance enhancer. He was dinged for cocaine, which only makes you THINK your performance is enhanced. Still, drugs is [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged blood doping, cocaine, cycling doping, dopers reunion, team rehab, tom boonen, tour de france 2010
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on January 29, 2010
In mainstream media the advice goes like this: If you want to bury bad news, release it on a Friday afternoon. Well this is the blogosphere, folks, and we’re creating a whole new dynamic. You release bad news on a Friday, you’ve got a hailstorm from hell on your hands. Case in point: Riccardo Ricco’s [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged cera. blood doping, cycling doping, riccardo ricco, vania rossi
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 11, 2009
DrunkCyclist truth squads Dr. Ferrari on doping (via Cycling Weekly). By the way, reading what Ferrari says in the Cycling Weekly story, you have to ask yourself: What was he smoking?
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged blood doping, cycling doping, dr. michele ferrari
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 9, 2009
Some good news for once: Sabine Spitz gets Olympic trophy for telling the dope doctors no, no, no.
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged anti-doping, cycling doping, sabine spitz
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 8, 2009
Spanish rider Eladio Jiménez Sanchez was suspended by the UCI after testing positive for EPO at last summer’s Volta a Portugal. Doping violations are as we note a daily occurrence on the pro cycling circuit, but anecdotally it seems that Spain is more represented in recent months than any other nation. Not to implicate Spain’s [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged alberto contador, cycling doping, eladio jiminex sanchez, EPO
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on December 5, 2009
As we wrote earlier, longtime Seattle cycling figure Kenny Williams confessed to using DHEA, pretty much indicating he’d have to face the music. It’s a shame, and we trust in Kenny’s case it will serve as a lesson. He’ll lose his 3000 metre individual pursuit and kilometre time trial titles from August. His victory in [...]
Posted in Racing, This Day in Doping | Tagged cycling doping, kenny williams seattle
By Paul Andrews, BI editor on November 23, 2009
Five years ago it was testosterone boosting. Last March it was blood boosting (EPO). Now Christian Pfannberger, a two-time Austrian champion, is banned for life. Let that be an example to all you pros out there who think once is enough and promise never ever to do it again. No, of course I’m not being [...]
Posted in This Day in Doping | Tagged christian pfannberger, cycling doping, EPO, testosterone cycling
