I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. Uh. You all know how I feel about the dude, but this still saddens me because of what it means to the sport. I find myself hoping his excuse about the tainted food is true and clears him. Can't believe I'm actually rooting for him a little.
I find it depressing because it's made me waaaaaay too skeptical about it all. He can sit there and say it was such a low concentration it couldn't have helped him at all, and I think yeah because your masking agent only worked 97% of the way instead of 100% makes me sad, especially since I enjoyed the Tour so much this year (though I was rooting for AS).
I can't even figure out if this is actually a postive
When announcing his positive test for clenbuterol Alberto Contador’s press officer stated that he’s been a victim of food contamination, but Cyclingnews understands the Spaniard might also be a victim of political issues surrounding the fight against doping. The International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmed after Contador’s announcement that the traces of clenbuterol found were some 400 times less than the volume World Anti-Doping Agency labs are required to test for.
“The concentration found by the laboratory was estimated at 50 picograms (or 0,000 000 000 05 grams per ml) which is 400 time less than what the antidoping laboratories accredited by WADA must be able to detect,” said the UCI release.
I really wonder if the lesson here is don't eat spanish meat. Or, become a chef/catering company for the Pro Tour certified by the anti-doping gods to not be feeding drugs to the cows.
Yeesh. Would I test positive at those levels for banned hormones? Probably. I've been eating lots of burgers.
I really wonder if the lesson here is don't eat spanish meat. Or, become a chef/catering company for the Pro Tour certified by the anti-doping gods to not be feeding drugs to the cows.
Yeesh. Would I test positive at those levels for banned hormones? Probably. I've been eating lots of burgers.
This brings up another issue I have...don't they have people preparing their meals, watching what they are taking, etc.? Anytime anyone claims that it's something that accidentally ingested and they are a pro, I'm always wondering since I imagine the pro world as highly regulated and every detail minutely analyzed, so how they heck are they ending up with "accidentally tainted" stuff??
I really wonder if the lesson here is don't eat spanish meat.
Not the Iberian Ham! The kind made from the black Iberian pigs that eat acorns---it's astoundingly delicious. Gonna go have me some and maybe get a 50 watt boost in my FTP this season.
Posted By Kitima Boonvisudhi on 30 Sep 2010 02:02 PM
Posted By Beth Schwindt on 30 Sep 2010 10:17 AM
I really wonder if the lesson here is don't eat spanish meat.
Not the Iberian Ham! The kind made from the black Iberian pigs that eat acorns---it's astoundingly delicious. Gonna go have me some and maybe get a 50 watt boost in my FTP this season.
If a diet of jamon serrano will give me a 50 watt boost, that is a risk to my future pro card I am willing to take.
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I can't even figure out if this is actually a postive
When announcing his positive test for clenbuterol Alberto Contador’s press officer stated that he’s been a victim of food contamination, but Cyclingnews understands the Spaniard might also be a victim of political issues surrounding the fight against doping. The International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmed after Contador’s announcement that the traces of clenbuterol found were some 400 times less than the volume World Anti-Doping Agency labs are required to test for.
“The concentration found by the laboratory was estimated at 50 picograms (or 0,000 000 000 05 grams per ml) which is 400 time less than what the antidoping laboratories accredited by WADA must be able to detect,” said the UCI release.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-food-contamination-or-political-victim
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/30/sports/cycling/30cycling.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=contador&st=cse
I really wonder if the lesson here is don't eat spanish meat. Or, become a chef/catering company for the Pro Tour certified by the anti-doping gods to not be feeding drugs to the cows.
Yeesh. Would I test positive at those levels for banned hormones? Probably. I've been eating lots of burgers.
This brings up another issue I have...don't they have people preparing their meals, watching what they are taking, etc.? Anytime anyone claims that it's something that accidentally ingested and they are a pro, I'm always wondering since I imagine the pro world as highly regulated and every detail minutely analyzed, so how they heck are they ending up with "accidentally tainted" stuff??
Another interesting article...
www.velonation.com/News/ID/5846/Ger...sions.aspx
Not the Iberian Ham! The kind made from the black Iberian pigs that eat acorns---it's astoundingly delicious. Gonna go have me some and maybe get a 50 watt boost in my FTP this season.
If a diet of jamon serrano will give me a 50 watt boost, that is a risk to my future pro card I am willing to take.
My friends and I talk, that even with performance-enhancers, we would still not get big enough of a boost to make the podium, so what's the point?!?