Velochimp: Astrochimp on Cycling

One reassuring aspect of all of the latest doping related news is that the perception inside the peloton is changing. Cyclist are now angry at the dopers because they see sponsors going away and jobs being lost. Doping inside the peloton may be see as a reckless way to get ahead, with the doping racer [...]

Frankie Andreu has come clean and admitted to using EPO during the 1999 Tour de France. Andreu along wih another unidentified US Postie admitted to using EPO in an article in the NY Times.

“I tried my best never to use performance-enhancing drugs,” he said. “I did make a couple of bad choices, but [...]

Check out the EPO T-Shirt in the wild. Richard over at cyclelicio.us bought one and visited Amgen headquarters.

About the EPO T-Shirt:
The EPO T-shirt is a tongue-in-check design that is based on the STP logo. The quote below the letters says “It’s the Racer’s Edge”

Buy one now for $15.99
cyclelicio.us: EPO T-Shirt

Adam Bergman the Jelly Belly riders who was caught for using EPO in 2004 has finally admitted he used the drug. Velonews received an open letter from Bergman where he admits that he did take EPO in a moment of desparation and tries to send a message to others to stop taking performance enhancing drugs. [...]

Sounding a bit like Tonto talking about the Lone Ranger, Manolo Saiz believes in Roberto Heras. Heras, as you know is now serving a two year ban after tests taken during the Vuelta show that he was on the EPO juice. Saiz does not believe the tests were done accurately and that if there [...]