Amateur doping in NY
 

Hi all,

As this is making the rounds in New York at the moment, I thought I'd like to share.

Two cyclists tested positive for EPO at Gran Fondo New York on May 20, 2012. David Anthony of New York City admitted today to having used the drug to enhance his performance at bike races. Gabriele Guarini from Prato, Italy accepted the results of his A sample.

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There's also a discussion going on at [strike]one of the dopers team's homepage[/strike] a NY cycling blog that happens to be run by someone who runs his [ed: David Anthony's] team. [correction by gsteinb]

I remember being a little baffled by the likelihood of doping controls at the GFNY. Guess they had a point.

tsak

awesome!

ibtm

Was it pcad?

Yeah they are starting to test more in the non pro ranks. We have a couple people down here busted in recent years.

So, if you get caught positive for crack or heroine or cocaine will they notify your employer?

LOL!

Wait. :eek: You don't think they're testing for weed too, are they? :twitchy:

Actually, when the MS150 starts testing riders, I'm out.

I swear all the riders that dropped me in the A group ride this past Sunday were dopin'. Thats my story and thats what Im sticking with.

I always thought Gran Fondos were just social rides. I guess I'm wrong, but if somebody from a social ride like MS150 or STP or something approached me asking for a blood sample, they'd get a foot sample instead.

umm... so... did they win...? What did they use? Where did they get it? :)

You're confusing dope with doper :D

reading is your friend.

Yes, but then I couldn't make this useless comment that insinuates that I wish to dope too...

This is great news.
I did a gran fondo this year that had a king of the mountains prize, complete with polka dot jerseys. I was feeling kinda bad that the guy in the over 50 group who beat me (convincingly) was almost 60.
Now I have an excuse.

Not really, not in amateur racing. Ironically these Grand Frodo idiots charge such a massive entry fee (hundreds) they can afford things like computer timing chips and doping control that amateur race organizers can't. This guy failed the Grand Frodo doping control. If those jerks had asked me to pee into a cup after a Grand Frodo I would have told them to bite me.

Pcad rides clean, and he doesn't have the results to prove it.

I'm guilty of being a dope....

The GFNY is a qualifier for the UCI World Tour, including a rainbow jersey.

That was the first thing that came to my mind too:lol::lol::lol:

pcad using a fake name:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

So this is like the Fred World Cup.

If I was doping, I'd start a thread about it here and you know it.

"Ironically these Grand Frodo idiots charge such a massive entry fee (hundreds) they can afford things like computer timing chips"


The last couple of times I rode the Hotter-n-Hell 100 (massive charity ride with like 12,000 people), timing chips were like $5 extra, and I think the following year, they were just automatically included. There may be a big set-up cost, but that would relate more to the size of the crowd than the entry fee. There may also be reliability issues. On a charity ride, if the thing doesn't work, they could just give you your $5 back, it's not like you miss out on valuable prizes or anything.

Weren't you shooting up Synvisc to improve the performance of your knee?

I was getting Synvisc administered by my ortho surgeon so I could walk up and down my stairs let alone ride the stupid bicycle.

I want my valuable prizes.

Slippery slope ..... first you start doping to walk .... then to ride a bike ....