Doping

We’ll never know, now.

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announces that the Dutch rider Denise Betsema was notified of an Adverse Analytical Finding (AAF) of Endogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroid(s) administered exogenously in a sample collected on 27 January 2019 during the Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Hoogerheide, Netherlands.

Shit. I liked her style and wanted to believe it was just her talent. Anabolic steroids, that's pretty old skool isn't it?

I'd never heard of her but just watched her get schooled Vos in Pontcheau (yeah, I'm about 6 months behind in my CX coverage)

She’s claimed it’s a false positive on instagram

Of course she has.

Look at the reaction of her competitors.

Drunk alias interested in football and carbon seatpost.
Yesterday was Friday

Look at the reaction of her competitors.

Links?

https://twitter.com/C_Majerus/status/1114519686127980550?s=19

https://twitter.com/NikkiBrammeier/status/1114204886806093824?s=19

Anyone know when the B sample results come back?

Cyclists berating their co-competitors for doping just screams "Get the heat off me" doesn't it?

They can’t fucking win, can they? Don’t say anything and everyone accuses them of being part of the omerta, do say something and they are accused of trying to deflect attention away for their doping.

Waiting for the B sample might be the best thing to do, they can scream all they want after.

In 99.9% of cases, the b sample confirms the positive from the a sample.

Jarlinson Pantano

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-segafredo-suspend-pantano-after-epo-positive/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/47996644

I feel @dubtap is slacking in updating this thread.

The latest client of Dr. Schmidt to be named is Alessandro Petacchi German police have been able to identify about twenty suspects

https://twitter.com/TheRaceRadio/status/1128390976341299201

More names emerge in the Dr. Schmidt blood doping case. UAE just suspend Durasek. He was riding in the Tour of California

https://twitter.com/TheRaceRadio/status/1128607801251467265

Other names linked with Operation Aderlass according to @Gazzetta_it sources: Kristijan Koren (@Bahrain_Merida) - Borut Bozic (in the technical staff @Bahrain_Merida ) and Kristijan Durasek (@TeamUAEAbuDhabi

https://twitter.com/cirogazzetta/status/1128554957312012291

https://twitter.com/simeonkichukov/status/1128580742588653568

Time to scream it seems.

yup. rough sailing ahead for Denise Overseas

Jack bobridge got done for dealing ecstasy. He was using 'cycling code' and talking about 'training plans' apparently. Pretty sad really, with his arthritis and early retirement.

Anyone who has followed Hippy's journeys across Europe as he deals 'gooch' from various road sides, petrol stations and cheap hotels won't be surprised.

First one's free...

Sebastian Molano and now https://www.instagram.com/p/BxtGgx-naog/ Alex Cano. I got to meet him at the Velodrome in Medellin. He was really nice. I think he has (or had) the record for climbing Las Palmas.

*https://www.esciclismo.com/actualidad/carretera/51459.html Juan Jose Amador too

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bahrain-meridas-milan-erzen-under-uci-investigation-for-doping-links/

Once sagan the sport is under a cloud of suspicion.