Riccardo Ricco Tests Positive for Undetectable New Drug Mircera at 2008 Tour de Franc

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Cyclist Riccardo Ricco of the Saunier Duval-Scott team tested positive for the new performance enhancing drug Mircera (methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta) at the 2008 Tour de France. Ricco is a top cyclist on the Tour and the King of the Mountains and White Jersey leader.
Mircera is a third generation version of erythropoietin (pegylated EPO) manufactured by pharmaceutical giant Hoffman-LaRoche that [...]

 
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