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Steroid Nation (Free subscription) | yesterday
Apparently WADA didn't understand the science, or WADA president John Fahey misspoke. Roche, the manufacturer of the new CERA variety of EPO. (Science Blogs) Roche Holding, which makes a version of a stamina-building drug illegally used by some athletes, said it didn't plant a molecule in the substance to help identify it in doping tests, spokeswoman Martina Rupp said, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday....
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Pure Pedantry (Free subscription) | yesterday
People have been asking me about Riccardo Ricco , the Italian cyclist who was thrown out of the Tour de France for testing positive for the hormone erythropoietin (Epo) , so I want to do a little Q&A about Epo detection and abuse. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...
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Steroid Nation (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Shhhhhhhhhhhhh, WADA is lips sealed on this, but leaks say that Tour de France EPO drug cheat Ricardo Ricco fell to a stealth molecule attached to the drug by the manufacturer (Roche). The new EPO preparation -- CERA, a pegylated version of EPO -- appears to have a trojan horse embedded somewhere that can be detected in WADA labs. And WADA isn't telling what or how -- and we bet lawyers will be suing....
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Smithers MINNEAPOLIS (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Ricco busted with the help of EPO manufacturer Roche. I think we are now entering the age when only morons and idiots are doping. It’s going to get too easy to bust these guys so the smart riders will know to stay clean.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Alpe d'Huez, France - The French heating and air-conditioning firm Saunier Duval said Wednesday that it would cease sponsoring a cycling team after team leader Riccardo Ricco tested positive for a form of EPO, the daily L'Equipe reported. Company pre...
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ABC (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The World Anti-Doping Agency said overnight Italian rider Riccardo Ricco tested positive at the Tour de France after a secret molecule was planted in the blood booster EPO during its manufacture.
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SI.com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Riccardo Ricco, a two-stage winner of the Tour de France before being expelled for testing positive for the blood-booster EPO, tried to flee anti-doping officials after the fourth stage.
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bioethics.com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
The focus is on erythropoietin (EPO), a hormone naturally produced by the kidneys which regulates red blood cell production. When extra EPO is injected before a competition, it boosts performance by increasing the amount of red blood cells in an athlete’s body; those blood cells then carry more oxygen to the hard-working muscles. (Discover Magazine)
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
CUNEO, Italy (Reuters) - Riccardo Ricco tried to avoid the doping test that revealed traces of the banned blood-booster EPO during the Tour de France, the head of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) said on Tuesday.
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Cycling: Riccardo Ricco tried to avoid the doping test that revealed traces of the banned blood-booster EPO during the Tour de France, the head of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) has claimed.
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ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Riccardo Ricco tried to avoid the doping test that revealed traces of the banned blood-booster EPO during the Tour de France, the head of the French Anti-Doping Agency said on Tuesday.
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
CUNEO, Italy (Reuters) - Riccardo Ricco tried to avoid the doping test that revealed traces of the banned blood-booster EPO during the Tour de France, the head of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) said on Tuesday.
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22dropout.com (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Sapa Barloworld has announced they will withdraw their sponsorship of Team Barloworld in cycling after the Tour de France. This follows the disappointing actions of Moises Duenas, a team member, who tested positive for EPO, a prohibited substance, following stage 4 of the race. Chris Fisher, head of corporate marketing at Barloworld said: “We consistently drive the [...]
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Ph articles (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
A BBC investigation has found that there are serious question marks athwart a key drug test just two weeks before the start of the Beijing Olympics. The BBC has seen indications that labs are classing positive tests for the blood-boosting drug EPO as negatives. Some samples have been described as suspicious - giving rise to fears that no action will be taken against cheats. One sport drug expert told...
