Originally Posted by Helmet Head
"ance admits that he used EPO in late 1996.
EPO is a performance enhancing drug.
This is clearly a side thread, but it really depends what you mean by 'performance enhancing'. EPO was not taken for any athletic performance enhancing reasons in late 1996, but for improving chances of living, as a counter to the chemo, etc. Effects were well worn off before competetive athetics started. I think it is fairly clear that this is the understanding of what is meant by 'performance enhancing' - taking to enhance athletic performance, not ones 'performance' in fighting cancer.
Al