Yeah, I was going to add that, He admitted to taking it, and still passed the drug test, thats funny!
more info:
"During the drug test in Saint-Etienne (after he had won that stage) Ludo had to fill in a form. He admitted that he had he used Synacten and he told the supervisor of the UCI present that he had used it in the Tour of Germany because of a knee injury. Cortisone is a popular AIF.
Team manager Pietro Algeri told the press: "Under team rules he is obliged to inform us about this."
No evidence of banned substance use was found in the test but the Belgian press are now speculating that the confession of using banned drugs during a drugs test (even though the use was some time before the test) is tantamount to a postive test - a la the Festina riders last year. If this is so then Dierckxsens will have his stage victory taken from him. The real question is why the rider did not tell his team doctor. Dierckxsens had a prescription to take the drug.
GC leader Lance Armstrong was asked about the incident. He said: "It is difficult to have a point of view as corticoids can be performance-enhancing or be used as cures, in case of knee problems for instance."
The UCI said in an official statement: "Even though the effects of this product - the presence of which in the body does not exceed a few days - have probably had no influence on the results of the rider in the Tour, he is liable to discplinary action."
But corticoids are not banned if they are being used under medical supervision and are declared. Lampre-Daikin doctor Fabio Zaretti told the Belgian press that the suspension was not because he had taken the drug but because he had breached team rules about disclosure. He said: "I still believe he is a honest guy"
I was hoping to meet him at the Tour de Georgia, but Landbouw didn't send him. I did get to meet his teamate Jacky Durand. That was cool.
Ludo gets props in my book for admitting it, but then he did have a prescription for it.
I wonder if Lance will ever tell us the truth about the Actovegin...