Doping

Not sure if its of any use for sports drug testing but my friend just posted this to his FB wall... something he's been working on

http://www.uea.ac.uk/mac/comm/media/press/2011/November/ifpprototype

Epic scope for false positives, since sweat will pick up any surface contaminants on the epidermis. The device looks more like a test for having handled objects contaminated with the target substance rather than a test for having consumed said substance. That also provides a handy route for pigs to fit up innocent victims.

I might quiz my pal on that, although you would have thought it would be something they'd consider.

You could test for metabolites rather than raw cocaine/THC/ethanol/whatever (assuming such metabolites enter the sweat glands, which is beyond my level of pharmacokinetics), although you'd still get fitted up if the coked up pig shook your hand before testing you.

Paul Kimmage binned from writing for The Times

lance chuckle

Paul Kimmage binned from writing for The Times

where did you pick that up from Steve?

http://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/jobs/kimmage-and-hawkey-cut-from-sunday-times-sport/

that's fucking bollocks.
(not the facts but him getting the elbow)

Someone will pick him up surely?

http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/11/news/oscar-pereiro-rips-press-on-spanish-talk-show-for-favoring-footballers-over-cyclists-in-doping-cases_198209

Just posted that on the football thread.

Endemic drug use in other sports?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/15815600.stm

Surely not.

I notice Nadal doesn't take the opportunity to say he has never doped, and is totally opposed to it.

Aussie Deon Locke in strife

http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10476/Deon-Michael-Locke-provisionally-suspended-after-positive-test.aspx

http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/article/operation-puerto-revived-fuentes-facing-jail-32524

Bauge..

French track cyclist Gregory Bauge has been stripped of his individual sprint world title by world governing body the UCI following drug test infringements.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cycling/16442107.stm

Shock!!!

Wonder if the Brits will get their deserved medals?

Can't they just give them to the Aussies?

That would be best.

and fairest?

Fair? Who said what now?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/offredo-informed-of-missed-doping-controls

I think that in the absence of rules that one can explain to a lay person, and instant action on failed tests, you may as well not test- it just brings our sport into disrepute. What a mess.....

Failing a test is failing a test and you're gone. Missing a test you get two chances before you're screwed so if you're going to dope, skip the test.