Scott McMillan : Endurance Junky

This is a very interesting article on sportingo.com:
A recent article claims that Lance Armstrong’s testicular cancer actually helped him during the Tour de France.
According to the authors, having your testicles cut off (well one, anyway) is performance enhancing. But perhaps in their over-zealousness to ‘unmuddy the waters’ of persistent doping allegations surrounding Armstrong, the authors […]

Many feared that gene doping is already here. According to this article it isn’t here quite yet and when it does arrive they should be able to detect it:
It is feared athletes could use the technique to gain advantages such as greater endurance or bigger muscles.
They would be able to create a gene mutation through […]

I originally posted this on my trailrunning blog, but I thought I would post here also because it is so good.
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This “device” is used make passing a drug test easier. Seems like something out of a joke shop but it’s not. .
Whizzinator Website.
Thanks Matt for the scoop.

Good post on Yahoo! sports. Bruyneel responds to the those questioning Team Discovery’s decision to sign Ivan Basso.
Bruyneel’s decision to sign the Tour of Italy champion caused a ripple this week in the world of cycling, which is fighting for its credibility after a season marred by doping suspicion.
The Belgian said Saturday he is more […]

This is beyond suspicious… I just wish this story would go away.
Hackers stole data from computers at the French anti-doping lab where tests are being challenged by American cyclist Floyd Landis, police said Tuesday.
The Chatenay-Malabry laboratory, which is accredited by the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency, analyzed the samples which indicated that […]

There is a good post on Procycling.com about the UCI plans to introduce DNA testing.
The UCI’s plan to introduce DNA testing among ProTour teams has been met with a mixed response from the riders. Last week, the professional teams association (AIGCP) headed by Patrick Lefévère voted to go ahead with DNA testing to fight doping, […]