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Friday, October 28, 2011

The Right Boost

Photo © Pasquale Stalteri Photography / Miroir du Cyclisme  In my last article I alluded to the fact that EPO was arguably the most dangerous drug in sport and due to the contradictory feedback defending its safety, I have decided to explain further. Erythropoietin increases hematocrit levels (volume percentage of blood made up of red blood cells) thus increasing the amount of oxygen available to working muscles which is vital to endurance athletes. In doing so, the blood becomes very thick...

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Dying to Win

Dying to Win  by Pasquale Stalteri_________________________________________ Dying to win © Pasquale Stalteri Since posting my original article claiming that drugs are an integral part of professional cycling, I received a lot of messages claiming the contrary. Perhaps some of the recent drug admissions prove my point but many will still argue that these are just isolated incidents. Many athletes approached me with very defensive tones which immediately raised a red flag while others were...

Quebec Champion tests positive

Miguel Agreda followed by Brett Tivers © Pasquale Stalteri Photography / All Rights Reserved In yet another story broken yesterday by Veloptimum, another well-known Quebec cyclist and member of the Garneau - Club Chaussures team admits to doping after being served notice by the Canadian Centre for Ethics in sports. The doping scandal in Quebec continues as Miguel Agreda Rojas who also claims to have acted alone confesses to doping within days of team-mate Arnaud Papillon's admission and...

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Arnaud Papillon Suspended

Arnaud Papillon (Garneau - Club Chaussures)  © Pasquale Stalteri / All Rights Reserved As broken by Veloptimum early this morning, Arnaud Papillon is the latest Quebec cyclist to test positive for a banned substance and was incidentally stripped of his silver medal (2011 U23 Canadian Championship road race), received a two-year ban from competition and a lifetime ban from Sport Canada funding. But why are we so surprised and disappointed? For those who still believe in Santa Claus...

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