Professional Cycling For the Fans - Frank Schleck positive???

Is this real? From Velonews....Frank Schleck tests positive for Xipamide on July 14??? :eek:
http://velonews.competitor.com/?p=230297

heh multi post!

heh multi post!

One is even spelled correctly.:)

One is even spelled correctly.:)

And I am OCD about spelling...the friggin' irony!

Here we go again!

Damn. :(

Team confirms he's out of the Tour. Bonkers.

Destroy it all.

If I were him I'd ask for my money back. Aren't performance enhancing drugs supposed to enhance performance? ...Way to go Frank!

Well, he did say he didn't want to be the team leader without his brother, right? Maybe this is just his way of ensuring that.

How does a diuretic enhance performance? How does that work?

How does a diuretic enhance performance? How does that work?

Masking agent.
Makes you urinate a lot to flush out the traces of the good stuff.

Diuretics are used as masking agents.

I can't wait for the stories that will come out with this one. Any one care to take a guess?

I can't wait for the stories that will come out with this one. Any one care to take a guess?

- Backdated prescription?
- Tainted Spanish beef?

Well, he did say he didn't want to be the team leader without his brother, right? Maybe this is just his way of ensuring that.

Hope that is sarcasm! If so:p

- Backdated prescription?
- Tainted Spanish beef?
No backdated prescription. Team has already come out & stated that the team doctor does not use this.

No backdated prescription. Team has already come out & stated that the team doctor does not use this.

I just knew he should have ordered the fish.

I can't wait for the stories that will come out with this one. Any one care to take a guess?

Tainted WeightWatchers meal:rolleyes:

Xipamide is a sulfonamide diuretic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diuretic) drug marketed by Eli Lilly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eli_Lilly_and_Company) under the trade names Aquaphor (in Germany) and Aquaphoril (in Austria).

Does this mean that Frank loses the MapMyRide.com Aquaphor le Tour Challenge?

I can't wait for the stories that will come out with this one. Any one care to take a guess?

Livestrong water bottles? Wait, that's a separate investigation.

Another one bites the dust. The pro tours are as clean as they ever were. Let's all collectively get over it.

Hypertension...yeah, that's it!

He has been climbing better the last few days...

just saying.

- backdated prescription?
- tainted Luxembourg beef?

fify.

Masking agent.
Makes you urinate a lot to flush out the traces of the good stuff.

Thanks...I thought it was just for weight loss. But your answer makes more sense.

It clearly came from his unborn twin.

it clearly came from his unborn twin.

:thumb:

Thanks...I thought it was just for weight loss. But your answer makes more sense.

It is also used to manage hypertension.

I can't wait for the stories that will come out with this one. Any one care to take a guess?


Who cares what stories come out of this, if it's true that he doped, then he should be banned like the rest of the riders/cheaters out there are/were/are going to be/etc. You cant pick and choose who you want to get banned and so forth. Contador/Ullrich and so forth got busted for stuff, Schleck's no different, and shouldnt be treated as such.

I could be wrong, but I think the article mentioned it was not a banned substance.


Who cares what stories come out of this, if it's true that he doped, then he should be banned like the rest of the riders/cheaters out there are/were/are going to be/etc. You cant pick and choose who you want to get banned and so forth. Contador/Ullrich and so forth got busted for stuff, Schleck's no different, and shouldnt be treated as such.

Of course he doped. After the Fuentes thing how could you possibly not know he is a doper. I'd rather go down to my local races and support real athletes than watch the doped up Tour.

+1 looks like there is no punishment for peeing a lot besides maybe a letter?

LA can use this guy in his defense, apparently is a masking agent (dont see why he has to has tension problems) if you see this is because something was used (maybe). In the case of LA they have evidence of other stuff but not clearly what he had inside, suspect of doping but nothing clear (unless the witnesses talk), in the case of FS, similar, they found something and clearly he wont say what he got in (if he really did).

Story short, he won't get any punishment or anything from the team, if they fire him they will make him a big favor because the team looks like in pretty bad shape. IMO he will coma back to riis.



I could be wrong, but I think the article mentioned it was not a banned substance.

Livestrong water bottles? Wait, that's a separate investigation.

Curiously involving the same DS. There seems to a common thread there somewhere.

Well, if you look at it... JV is not in the tour. Doubt JV called him to tell him use this and this in the last week or they will drop you!, specially if he is being investigated. Pretty much with this eventhought JV is related because he worked with them it could clean him somehow. Not defending him just saying what it could mean for the public opinion and maybe the media if you look the thing from another point of view.

+1 looks like there is no punishment for peeing a lot besides maybe a letter?

LA can use this guy in his defense, apparently is a masking agent (dont see why he has to has tension problems) if you see this is because something was used (maybe). In the case of LA they have evidence of other stuff but not clearly what he had inside, suspect of doping but nothing clear (unless the witnesses talk), in the case of FS, similar, they found something and clearly he wont say what he got in (if he really did).

Story short, he won't get any punishment or anything from the team, if they fire him they will make him a big favor because the team looks like in pretty bad shape. IMO he will coma back to riis.It's a specified substance and unless he can come up with a good reason for using the drug he will be suspended. Given the team doctors didn't give it to him, it seems unlikely he will avoid suspension.

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/07/news/uci-announces-positive-doping-test-for-frank-schleck-2_230302

Given the team doctors didn't give it to him, it seems unlikely he will avoid suspension.

You really think the team doctors knew nothing about it?:twitchy:

Looks like I had it wrong and it is a banned substance

I would not be surprised if the team and doctors knew nothing. In this day and age you want as few witnesses as possible. The only people who may know are Frank and his doctor, and probably Andy. Why involve a team which you distrust.

If I were going to dope I certainly would not make it public.


You really think the team doctors knew nothing about it?:twitchy:

You really think the team doctors knew nothing about it?:twitchy:

I think the point was that the team doctor isn't coming forward saying that he gave it to him for a legitimate reason.

I can't wait for the stories that will come out with this one. Any one care to take a guess?


- Backdated prescription?
- Tainted Spanish beef?


Livestrong water bottles? Wait, that's a separate investigation.

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA **************GASP************* HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA!!! He's playing the "I've been POISONED(!!!)" card! OMFG, these people!

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/frank-schleck-requests-b-sample-will-claim-hes-been-poisoned

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA **************GASP************* HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAA!!! He's playing the "I've been POISONED(!!!)" card! OMFG, these people!

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/frank-schleck-requests-b-sample-will-claim-hes-been-poisoned

Wonder if that is giving Wiggins any ideas: "Here, Chris, I brought you up a bottle".

I think Frank is clean. Brunyeel never liked him and pissed in all Frank's water bottles.

I think Frank is clean. Brunyeel never liked him and pissed in all Frank's water bottles.

I think you may be onto something. Perhaps that's been the "secret sauce" in Brunyeel's teams all this time:-)

it sort of makes sense as to why he hasn't won anything, he was hiding in the background....

Frank is claiming he was poisoned, he doesn't say by who. You can poison yourself right?

Bahahahaa! He filed a police report?! That's brilliant. Death by diuretic!

Well, this *could* be the next stage in doping strategy: Slipping it to your competitors to get them out of the game.

Makes about as much sense as Floyd's initial whiskey defense.