Doping

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/getting-away-with-it-is-shockingly-easy-five-reasons-why-motor-doping-suspicions-wont-go-away

That armchair.

It came free with the 5 year supply of tinfoil helmets. Another journalistic coup for Cycling Weakly, proving that post-BREXIT we Brits can proudly spout unsubstantiated hearsay from the comfort of our own armchairs.

Or Keane about cortisone injections

This was - and is - commonplace.

Rio was definitely more guilty than forgetful. If it smells like a rat…

They should’ve interviewed Pep about his experiences. Nandrolone, his appeal, the untouchable Barca team…

Op Puerto should really have been more about soccer than pedalling. A lot of bags in those freezers that didn't belong to cyclists.

A lot of those bags that didn't belong to cyclists (allegedly) belonged to hitty fluoro ball across net people. Has nobody ever queried how repeated sprinting and clouting a ball for several hours without any significant recovery breaks is possible? The possible answer to sports without positive tests might just be 'money'.

This was - and is - commonplace.

Yep I think someone should have made the point that in cycling that counts as doping.

You mean like https://www.lfgss.com/comments/9795474/

Or even former world #1s in tennis: https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/15226833/andy-murray-doping-suspicions-anger-novak-djokovic-coach-boris-becker

Hard agree.

I'd guess that Rio's was maybe more party related than performance?

Topical:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68436828

It is understood Pogba believes that if he did take a banned substance, he did so inadvertently.

There is definitely a pattern here...

https://www.ciclo21.com/interclub-vinalopo-control-antidopaje-y-130-abandonos-villena-2024/

https://www.leparisien.fr/oise-60/un-bruit-anormal-dans-loise-un-cycliste-soupconne-davoir-utilise-un-velo-truque-dans-une-course-amateur-20-05-2024-44MBEHPSYRGJFM4NJV6HHSYPFE.php

AC Bellaingeoise is an anagram of "Engine Cunts"

For all those who think that doping is always intentional and the rules are the rules, then this is eye opening:

https://lizzybanks.co.uk/

I get nothing from that link. Maybe blocked. Synopsis? Coached spiked cereal? Contaminated supplement?

Works for me

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Contaminated medicine, with detection level giving and adverse finding for diuretic lower than the standard required for all labs. Compounded by late reporting of AAF, with UKAD doing a u-turn days before the tribunal to find no fault.

Ok, clicked again and it loads now. No idea wtf was going on. So, she's a massive druggie then yeah?

No, she tested positive for an asthma medicine she has a TUE for, plus a diuretic, the amount of which was so low that it is within the margin of error that WADA have for diuretics, as cross contamination is widespread.

The only reason she was charged is because any positive test for a diuretic and another drug automatically means a adverse analytical finding and the athlete is charged.

Shoe would have been charged for the diuretic anyway even if it wasn’t for the exceedance on the asthma drug? The fact that she also gets an AAF for the asthma drug is totally bonkers.

Also, the margin of error WADA have for a list of six diuretics, the odd thing being that the one she tested positive for isn’t on the list as the half life is so long you’d be bad to try and use it as masking agent.

The fact that she also gets an AAF for the asthma drug is totally bonkers.

If you're using a diuretic as a masking agent, it could be because you're taking more of your asthma medication than is covered by your TUE.

Which would only make sense for an in competition test surely (I can’t remember if this was in competition).

Edit: unless the argument is exceeding the TUE level to be able to train harder.

Was she saying that contamination was possible in the factory?