[doping] Dekker Positive (EPO)

[John the Monkey]

http://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme/breves2009/20090701_145632_dekker-positif-a-l-epo.html

Assuming my wonky French is correct, Dekker (Silence-Lotto) has tested positive for EPO, and will not start the tour.

Does this mean Charlie Wegelius might get a ride on the Silence team after all?

 

[dan_bo]

Gordon Chuffing Bennett.

 

[John the Monkey]

Wegelius riding in his place, according to this article;

http://www.rtbf.be/sport/cyclisme/echos-du-peloton/thomas-dekker-controle-positif-a-lepo-43434

 

[Skip Madness]

A re-examined test from December 24 2007 - I wonder what triggered the re-test? I am glad it's happening now and not in two weeks' time, anyway.

Cadel Evans must be pleased. Although it says on L' Équipe that Evans has lost his principal lieutenant - surely that is Jurgen van den Bröck? Anyway, it's disastrous news for Silence-Lotto.

As for Charlie's chances? Well Marc Sergeant may still prefer Mario Aerts, or even Christophe Brandt. His name is in the mix, though.

Edit - nice one John ^^^. Charlie's in.

 

[Skip Madness]

This from Cycling News:

Dekker underwent an out-of-competition doping control in December 2007, while he was under contract with Rabobank. That control was negative, but because his blood values throughout 2008 were suspicious, the World Anti-Doping Agency retested that December 2007 control. Using new testing methods, the sample showed the presence of EPO.

Is this the biological passport yielding results?

 

[John the Monkey]

UCI Press release says;

• Positive control is for "undetectable" DynEpo.
• Was a result of Biological Passport programme.

http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENe...es/UCI/UCI5/layout.asp?MenuId=MTkyNw&LangId=1

 

[rich p]

"Dekker left Rabobank the middle of last season under unexplained circumstances."

There's been a whiff around Dekker for a while now. The biggest surprise was Silence taking him on.

 

[yello]

Get up in the morning, slaving for bread sir,
So that every mouth can be fed,
poor me, me blood is alight ah....

ah, sorry, different Dekker.... couldn't resist!

 

[Chuffy]

Somebody had to...

 

[Skip Madness]

• Positive control is for "undetectable" DynEpo.

Would this have been what ASO announced recently?

 

[yello]

I wondered that SM. But then I figured it was WADA that detected it but it's the French doping agency, I thought, that had the new test. Maybe they're actually sharing knowledge!

 

[John the Monkey]

Don't think ASO have said either way Skip.

Hopefully a lot of cheats are sh*tting themselves right now.

 

[Bigtwin]

Carol Decker could do with some performance enhancing drugs.

 

[Chuffy]

Carol Decker could do with some performance enhancing drugs.

China white in your hand?

 

[Bigtwin]

China white in your hand?

No, just some ice cream I spilled earlier.