Comments on: Roberto Heras’ doping http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/11/26/roberto-heras-doping/ From lost to the river Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:24:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: MiM http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/11/26/roberto-heras-doping/#comment-236 MiM Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/11/26/roberto-heras-doping/#comment-236 The effects of EPO stays in the body for a while. He could have been doped in the middle of the race, and the traces will still be there.<p/>The link you provide to question the judgment only contains the opinion of the rider and his team. No wonder they disagrees.<p/>Without knowing the case in details, I don't find it bad news for cycling, that the riders who uses doping is caught. It's a good sign that they're doing something. The effects of EPO stays in the body for a while. He could have been doped in the middle of the race, and the traces will still be there.

The link you provide to question the judgment only contains the opinion of the rider and his team. No wonder they disagrees.

Without knowing the case in details, I don’t find it bad news for cycling, that the riders who uses doping is caught. It’s a good sign that they’re doing something.

]]> By: Rodrigo Moya http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/11/26/roberto-heras-doping/#comment-237 Rodrigo Moya Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2005/11/26/roberto-heras-doping/#comment-237 Yes, but since he was leader for a few days, he had doping tests all days (the leaders and the winners of each stage must pass the doping test in each stage), so, if he had taken EPO before, it would have shown up in all those previous tests, right?<p/>And it's sad because a guy who was a "hero" and an example for many people, included children, seems to have been fake. Yes, but since he was leader for a few days, he had doping tests all days (the leaders and the winners of each stage must pass the doping test in each stage), so, if he had taken EPO before, it would have shown up in all those previous tests, right?

And it’s sad because a guy who was a “hero” and an example for many people, included children, seems to have been fake.

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