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In the book that I just finished (Lance Armstrongs War), he mentions that when EPO was really big, several Dutch(I think?) riders died in their sleep due to hematocrit being too high and being unable to push the sludge through their arteries. They started setting an alarm clock a couple of times per night to wake them up, have them do some light calisthenics to get the blood moving again, and keep them alive through the night. Problem solved.
It was also the authors contention, that nearly, if not all, of the top riders have doped in the past. He never said it straight out, but implied that his research led him to believe Lance did as well. |
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It will make it interesting again though if we see riders with bad days and good days. When Viking powers away from me during the Ulcer, I'll just know it's the drugs.
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I don't think I've ever seen a thinner athlete and I'm amazed that those tiny muscles can carry him up the hill like they do. I think people came out of Auschwitz heavier than him.
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I hope Rasmussen wins and it turns out he doped. Just like Landis.
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I agree. I hate to look at him when he doesn't have his helme ton becasue he looks so sickly thin. Maybe I am a little jealous?
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Hostess cupcakes are my sludge.
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