Doping ring busted in Girona

Chips Lovell

Ah Spain, where even amateur cyclists and triathletes are buying EPO.

Catalan police are reported to have found a number of banned products during five searches undertaken as part of the investigation. Among the products found were clenbuterol, nandrolone, growth hormone and EPO. All are said to have been imported into Spain from Portugal and Andorra by one supplier. Members of the group subsequently sold them on in local gyms to amateur athletes, triathletes and cyclists.

According to Catalan newspaper El Periódico, some of the EPO found by police had been stolen from a haemodialysis unit in a medical centre. The paper has also reported that more than 12,000 doses of banned products have been seized.

I presume the clenbuterol was for the local cattle.

ROK ON

el tonto wrote: »

Ah Spain, where even amateur cyclists and triathletes are buying EPO.



I presume the clenbuterol was for the local cattle.

Any chance you'd bring back some when you are next in Spain. We could do a boards order, just like we do for other types of gear.

petethedrummer

el tonto wrote: »

Ah Spain, where even amateur cyclists and triathletes are buying EPO.

Quit posting this rubbish Tonto, you're just jealous of Spanish supremacy. Those were amateurs, the pros wouldn't touch the stuff.

http://www.triathlon.org/results/rankings/
http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_UCI_World_Ranking#Individual
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_UCI_World_Ranking#Nation

Raam

Do these people really care so much about winning some poxy race that they are happy to risk long term health in order to do so?

RobFowl

Raam wrote: »

Do these people really care so much about winning some poxy race that they are happy to risk long term health in order to do so?

http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/43/11/871.abstract

Yes unfortunately

chandira

Yes.

niceonetom

Sure, don't we all Know that EPO is no more dangerous than orange juice.

Raam

That's not what he implied.

He said "EPO is not dangerous, it's the abuse that is. It's also dangerous to drink 10 liters of orange juice,"

RobFowl

niceonetom wrote: »

Sure, don't we all Know that EPO is no more dangerous than orange juice.

As long as it is properly monitored

(Reduced rates available for bulk supply)

Lumen

RobFowl wrote: »

http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/43/11/871.abstract

Yes unfortunately

That doesn't explain the motivations of the gynaecologists. :mad:

RobFowl

Lumen wrote: »

That doesn't explain the motivations of the gynaecologists. :mad:

giannip

What a coincidence that so many Pro cyclists live in Girona...

There can't be a connection surely ???

Diarmuid

giannip wrote: »

What a coincidence that so many Pro cyclists live in Girona...

There can't be a connection surely ???

Well funnily enough , in this case, a pro tipped the cops off!

giannip

Diarmuid wrote: »

Well funnily enough , in this case, a pro tipped the cops off!

Just trying to get rid of the competition..

Junior

I doubt it since the pro is Xavier Tondo.

papac

Junior beat me to it but heres a link.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tondo-tips-off-police-in-girona-doping-investigation



Quote.
"According to the Spanish newspaper El Pais, Tondo received an email last December, which offered several doping products including EPO, human growth hormone, Nandrolone and Clenbuterol, all at special low prices. Tondo passed it along to the police."

FFS. What kind of cretins would email a list of their illegal wares.The feckin mind boggles.

uberwolf

papac wrote: »

FFS. What kind of cretins would email a list of their illegal wares.The feckin mind boggles.

the kind of cretin that is so immersed in the mindset that they've lost track of how abnormal what they are doing is.

paddyduc

Raam wrote: »

Do these people really care so much about winning some poxy race that they are happy to risk long term health in order to do so?

There's no such thing as a poxy race. Every race is important to it's participants whether it be a club race or the TDF. That said I wouldn't do doping nor do i condone it.

giannip

It sounds like the stuff was actually meant for bodybuilders.

Suppose cycling has to take the kicking again.

spokeydokey

giannip wrote: »

It sounds like the stuff was actually meant for bodybuilders.

Suppose cycling has to take the kicking again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLpTDnevlcs

I am not in any doubt that cycling deserves the kicking.