John Fahey, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), has revealed they are cooperating with Roche Pharmaceuticals to secretly add a “traceable molecule” to drugs likely to have performance enhancing effects in athletes. This was how AFLD was able to detect the previously-undetectable Mircera (CERA) in Riccardo Ricco’s sample at the 2008 Tour de France. Roche manufacures […]
Steroid News
Blood Booster EPO Only the Tip of the Iceberg in Cycling
Widespread doping continues in cycling despite recent proclamations by Olivier Rabin, the science director for World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), and Pierre Bordry, the head of the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD), that they are practically on the verge of eliminating doping from cycling. The testosterone doping test is flawed. The EPO test is flawed in more […]
Will GoDaddy Terminate All Websites Selling Anabolic Steroids?
LegitScript.com has requested that GoDaddy terminate 155 steroid websites that they have determined are responsible for selling anabolic steroids over the internet to U.S. residents. LegitScript.com sent the termination request via email and via U.S. mail on July 1, 2008. LegitScript.com argues that domain registrars have a legal, social and moral obligation to shutdown the […]
Use of Biosimilar EPO Agents Widespread at 2008 Tour de France
A BBC investigation suggests that most athletes who use recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) continue to get away with it. The investigative article reveals several reasons why the EPO test is failing. But the BBC revealed that the biggest problem is not the ineffectiveness of the existing EPO tests used by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). It […]
Spanish Doctor Implicated in Doping Scandal – “Germans Want to Shit on the Spaniards”
Spanish doctor Marcos Maynar Mariño sent an email offering comprehensive urinalysis and steroid profiling at 50 euros per athlete to as many as ten professional cycling teams including Gerolsteiner, Milram, CSC and Columbia . Maynar offered to provide a complete analysis consistent with the same control methods used by the International Cycling Union (UCI). The […]
Legality of Anti-Doping Test for Mircera at 2008 Tour de France
The French National Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) has been utlizing a secret new anti-doping test for a previously undetectable performance-enhancing drug during the 2008 Tour de France. Rumors about a test for Mircera started circulating when cyclist Riccardo Ricco failed his doping protocol. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) quickly confirmed the rumors. WADA gave notice to cyclists […]
Professional Cycling is Synonymous with Doping
Rant’s Daniel Rosen asked the question “Will it ever be possible to have a Tour de France… that is completely free of doping?” I would answer that with a definitive no – not now, not ever. Professional cycling is an extreme sport that is practically synonymous with doping. Steroid and doping expert Dr. John Hoberman […]
Blame Spain for Doping in the Tour de France
The desperation in professional cycling is increasing as commentators try to explain away the pervasive doping problems in the sport. At the onset of the 2008 Tour de France, the doping problem was characterized as a generational issue. The “old cycling” versus “new cycling” story was bolstered when 37-year old Miguel Beltran tested positive for […]
Maverick of Powerline Labs Pleads Guilty to Steroid Distribution Charges
Mikal Gunn Schrage aka Maverick, of Nixa, Missouri, pleaded guilty to steroid-related charges in an agreement with federal prosecutors on Friday, July 18, 2008, Mikal Schrage was indicted as part of Operation Raw Deal (and regionally under Operation Juice Box) in 2007 on 26 counts related to possession, conspiracy importation, manufacture and distribution of anabolic […]
New French Laws Imprisons Individuals for Personal Use of Anabolic Steroids
The French government, in an effort to crack down on cyclists at the 2008 Tour de France who use performance-enhancing drugs, passed a new law last month that provides severe criminal penalties for the personal use and/or possession of doping products like anabolic steroids. Performance enhancing drugs like anabolic steroids, EPO and human growth hormone […]