Doping in other sports

[Crackle]

And yay, yee shall use the 'supplement' defense..

Gay's statement was interesting:-

"I don’t have a sabotage story. I put my trust in someone and was let down. I don’t have anything to say to make this seem like it was a mistake or it was on USADA’s (United States Anti-Doping Agency) hands, someone playing games. I don’t have any of those stories. I made a mistake. I know exactly what went on, but I can’t discuss it right now. I hope I am able to run again, but I will take whatever punishment I get like a man"

 

[smutchin]

At least he's owning up to it, more or less.

Unlike Asafa Powell, whose statement suggests he thinks we're all as stupid as he is.

 

[oldroadman]

Odd how tyeh Jamican ADA never seems to find anyone who shows a non-negative result, yet when the athletes go to other countries (US for instance) some interetsing things come to light.

 

[smutchin]

I see from the results of the 3rd stage at the Tour of Qinghai that your mate Sayar has DNFed after losing 21 minutes on stage 2. He must have gone of the boil
http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qinghai-lake-2013/stage-2/results

Hey, Rich, you'll never guess what I've just heard...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Hey, Rich, you'll never guess what I've just heard...

Yup, it's in the Tour of Turkey thread... least surprising finding of the year.

 

[smutchin]

Wonder if Cunego will start tomorrow's stage in light of this news.

 

[Crackle]

Ballan, Cunego, Rasmussen indicted on doping charges

http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/ballan_cunego_rasmussen_indicted_on_doping_charges/

Oy! Other sports..

I was looking for the Mantova thread before, is there one or was it just part of another?

 

[thom]

more names here, it seems all involved with Lampre

http://www.france24.com/en/20130719-cyclist-cunego-among-28-people-charged-with-doping

Liking your post not quite appropriate - thanks for drawing attention to this.
What a nasty bunch ?!

 

[Crackle]

Original thread on Mantova

http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/mantova-drug-investigations.74657/#post-1362960

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Was this posted elsewhere ? Serb tennis player banned.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...spended-for-doping-violation/article13437398/

 

[rich p]

Was this posted elsewhere ? Serb tennis player banned.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...spended-for-doping-violation/article13437398/

This bit is telling...
The ITF website says it conducted only 21 out-of-competition blood tests in professional tennis in 2011 compared to 3,314 carried out by cycling’s world governing UCI

 

[smutchin]

Come on, Rich - as we all know, tennis doesn't have a problem so there's no need for more testing.

 

[lanternerouge]

Have people read this article? Changed the way I view PEDs in sport. Especially for those sports which are "skills based"...

"He took the steroids that winter and something incredible did happen: He got better.
"I was, at best, an average hitter," Horn says. "A good fastball could tie me up. When I had the stuff in me I could get to those pitches easier. With steroids you could do those things you otherwise couldn't do. The things that kept you in the minor leagues all of a sudden didn't hold you back anymore.
"It's not like you could take a guy off the street, give him steroids and he can hit a Jered Weaver fastball. But if you have the ability to do it, you can get a little help doing things you were not able to do."


Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/magazine/05/29/baseball.steroids/index.html#ixzz2a8gIS5nz

 

[User169]

This bit is telling...
The ITF website says it conducted only 21 out-of-competition blood tests in professional tennis in 2011 compared to 3,314 carried out by cycling’s world governing UCI

Ten Dam tweeted this morning that he got back to his own house for the first time since TdF at 01:00. 06:15 - woken up for control!

 

[oldroadman]

Was this posted elsewhere ? Serb tennis player banned.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/spor...spended-for-doping-violation/article13437398/

He was given 18 months off (less than the usual 2 years, and a lot less than the new sanction of 4 years that WADA - correctly - want for a first offence) because he simply refused a test clain=ming not to be well. Refusal = non-negative = 2 years off. Or is tennis a special case where pathetic excuses are acceptable and get you a discount on suspension?