Is this for realz... Pot Belge

I know cycling has the reputation of being the most dirty pharmalogically dependent sport but I just bumped into the term 'Pot Belge'

[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pot_Belge[/ame]

Pot Belge is a French term that is used to describe a mixture of drugs illegally used by cyclists. It can be translated as "Belgian mix"
The term is commonly used to describe a mixture of drugs, variously constituted from cocaine, heroin, caffeine, amphetamines, and other analgesics. N.B. the use of the French word "pot" is not a reference to cannabis, and this drug is not normally associated with Pot Belge [1]. A French reference [2] also lists morphine in the mix, and notes that it can also be called "insane person mix," though it's unclear whether this refers to the result, or "that you have to be crazy to take it."
The mixture has become widely associated with the world of pro cycling where it was used for many years, before the institution of highly regulated testing [3]. There are suggestions that its use among amateur participants has been on the increase as both a recreational and a (relatively cheap) performance enhancing drug [4].
The use of Pot Belge became more widely known during the 2006 Bordeaux-based trial following 2004's "Cahors affair"[5]. Several well-known professional cyclists were mentioned during the testimony of defendants

Do people really take this stuff? And a question for any of you that may have experienced the effects of these substances in isolation or combined, do you think it would actually make you faster on a bike?

Well, Tom Simpson had a one empty and a few full glass capsules of metamphetamines in his jersey when he died.

Failure on my part, the wiki links to a good article:

http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/jun06/jun20news2

Do people really take this stuff? And a question for any of you that may have experienced the effects of these substances in isolation or combined, do you think it would actually make you faster on a bike?

Yes.
Yes.

Yes
No

hardly left he house all weekend

Yes
No
hardly left he house all weekend

Agree.
Wrong.
Fail.

Apart from cafeine, from that list I've only ever taken cocaine and well, what can I say, it does make you confident so I guess you're pushing yourself more.

cocaine - increased confidence, not so much use for performance enhancing
caffeine - proven ergogenic aid, certainly performance enhancing
pain killers - mean you can continue with less pain, duh
amphetamine - allow you to push harder, effectively extend your normal limits, also stop the pain killers and smack making you drowsy and reduce appetite so weight loss will occur with continued use.

Basically, fucking groovy! Until you are addicted to the shit and spiral into a sunken-eyed, ex-pro smack-head..

cocaine - increased confidence, not so much use for performance enhancing
caffeine - proven ergogenic aid, certainly performance enhancing
pain killers - mean you can continue with less pain, duh
amphetamine - allow you to push harder, effectively extend your normal limits, also stop the pain killers and smack making you drowsy and reduce appetite so weight loss will occur with continued use.

Basically, fucking groovy! Until you are addicted to the shit and spiral into a sunken-eyed, ex-pro smack-head..

At which point you could rent a house out.

hehe

Has anyone read the book by Willy Voet called Breaking the Chain?A brilliant true story of the drugs cyclists were taking in the 60's through to the 80's and the "Belgian mix" was used all the time and tells how cyclists wanted to ride high gears up moutains without feeling any pain.Read the write up's on Amamzon.A real gripping read!.

Um.. the Festina affair broke in 1998 dude.. not the 60s - 80s.

It is an interesting read though.

Um.. the Festina affair broke in 1998 dude.. not the 60s - 80s.

It is an interesting read though.

Yeah i forgot tomention the Festina in the 90's.I just was sort of stating how long the Belgian mix has been about.My old wheel building tutor Ken Ryall used to tell some really horrible stories that went on "back in the day".Ken was the one who prized Tom Simpsons fingers off of his bars when he fell on Mount Ventoux.In true ken style he said "You could tell the cunt was already dead"!.

And Aussies get shit for being 'direct'. Ha!

"put me back on my bloody bike!"

Where can I get amphetamines? They sound excellent.

Also, has anyone ever ridden while on MDMA? I'm curious to know what it's like; would it actually give a tangible performance boost, or would you just end up overly concerned with the welfare of your fellow riders?

I've been running home from the bus stop on E and I felt quite good.

Pot Bulge?

Where can I get amphetamines? They sound excellent.

I was often given "advice" back in the late 70's.That was just for 10 & 25 club TT's. "learn to pedal before you ride" was the advise i was given before you thought it was something else.Drugs who said drugs!:o)

"put me back on my bloody bike!"

They tried at first but after that he did'nt say much!He really looked poorly!

Pot, Brugge

A cycle of steroids and regular medication ahem, with insulin in a addition to dosing up on GH would yeild better long term gains and leave you less at risk of a sudden and violent heart attack.
Of course if you fuck up with the insulin (I mean really fuck up and dose to high clearning most of the glucose from your bloodstream), then you might send yourself into a coma and die, but the rest of it is absolutely safe according to my doctor, just a small risk of bitch tits, impotence, and monkey jaw.......nothing out of the ordinary for me then ;)

Pot Bulge?

Hope idon't offend anyone who's sensitive on this forum.But this bloke is an offensive fat cunt who looks totally like a fuckwit!.

A nip of speed mixed with 10ml morphine linctus and 1 tab 30mg codiene phospahate.For club 25's TT take Approx 30-40 mins before 45-50 before a 10.Depending your dosage.Should up your pesonal a best a bit.
Please don't have a go at me for this.This is some dodgy advice that some folk recommended.Of course this was 30 years ago it never went on, it was said all in "jest".

Morphine + Codeine = why? Codeine is transformed into morphine inside the body.
More speed, less painkiller. HTFU