Tour de France - This year's EPO is called Micera....

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silver bullet
07-16-08, 02:37 AM
...and it's not on the banned substances list.

(edit) - it's Mircera - sorry for the typo.

maddyfish
07-16-08, 07:20 AM
Any story to this? Link? ANything?
merlinextraligh
07-16-08, 07:51 AM
I'd be very surprised if isn't already banned. It's a form of recombinant EPO.

Now whether the current EPO test can detect it, I don't know.

http://www.patentdocs.net/patent_docs/2008/03/roches-micera-e.html

rankin116
07-16-08, 08:09 AM
Plus it's not available in the US due to patents. Not saying that will prevent it's use, but if EPO is banned, then this most likely is as well.

Edit: I didn't click the link before I posted. Woops.
silver bullet
07-17-08, 02:20 AM
It's been reported in a belgian magazine earlier in the week. Mircera is traceable in some labs, but not all. WADA apparently have confirmed it's not yet on the banned substance list. Several riders have anonymously confirmed (according to the magazine) that all of this is common knowledge in the peloton.

links in dutch:
http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/1001/Wielrennen/article/detail/347779/2008/07/14/-Nieuwe-epo-in-het-peloton-momenteel-onbestraft-.dhtml
http://www.nusport.nl/20080715/wielrennen/mircera-is-verbeterde-epo/
merlinextraligh
07-17-08, 06:30 AM
Apparently, it was detectable in Ricco's case. Reportedly he tested positive for CERA. I'm assuming Micera is Roche's proprietary name for CERA.
rufvelo
07-17-08, 07:29 AM
Similar to the commercials for 'restless leg syndrome' these will go 'Do you have a problem cycling up high mountains, then tell your doctor...'
DeweyJuice
07-17-08, 10:12 AM
Similar to the commercials for 'restless leg syndrome' these will go 'Do you have a problem cycling up high mountains, then tell your doctor...'

Common side effects include dry mouth, frequent urination and 2 year suspensions.