Doping – 13 years ago…
I was reading through my Forensic Science MSc project this evening to help prepare a lecture when I came across the following quote: Many events have recently had problems with doping....
View ArticleThe Lance File
This site is about scientific evidence – so what’s the evidence versus Lance Armstrong then? ‘ Isn’t it all a witch hunt?’ ‘Where’s the smoking gun?’ ‘It’s all hearsay’… I hadn’t intended to talk...
View ArticleThe year in forensic science – 2012 part 2
You’ve seen the forensic recap of the early part of the year? Well what about post Olympics? What scientific stories tickled me most then? Part one found here: Part 1 The...
View ArticleLance given the key to the EPO test
Was Lance Armstrong told how to beat the EPO urine test by the Swiss laboratory director? Of all the stories to have come out of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)...
View ArticleLance doping bingo card
As previously mentioned, Lance Armstrong will be appearing on Oprah Winfrey next week for a no holds barred interview. To celebrate this I have produced a two player commemorative bingo card. One...
View Article5 questions I would now ask Lance Armstrong
Having had a few days to think about the Lance Armstrong confession session there are some questions I would still like answered. Here are the top 5 questions that I would ask if...
View ArticleOperation Puerto
For those interested in pro cycling one ‘Operation’ has been of massive interest and intrigue over the past 7 years – Operation Puerto. Currently this case is in court – what have we...
View ArticleHow to get skinny and get cancer – GW1516
Around this time of year there starts to be a rush of articles in magazines and newspaper supplements on ‘getting skinny for summer’ – this one is a tip that wont appear on those...
View ArticleSARMS – another class of new doping compounds
Cycling has again thrown itself into the spotlight for the wrong reason, doping. A selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) called ostarine has been detected in the urine from a cyclist, so...
View ArticleAICAR – the get fit without exercise drug
Part three of the new doping mini series – this time AICAR. A drug to help lose weight, gain muscle and get fit even without exercise? This week I will take a...
View ArticleCycling and the athlete biological passport
This week Team Sky, the poster boys of the new clean cycling, have hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. Firstly John Tiernan-Locke (JTL), a British rider who won the Tour of...
View ArticleTUE – Therapeutic Use Exemptions or legitimised drug taking?
This week there has been a lot of sporting headlines over Therapeutic Use Exemptions and whether they are legitimate in sports, particularly cycling. This may be a confusing area… What […]
View ArticleThe Science of Cycling – event review
On Monday evening Sheffield Hallam University hosted an evening of cycling chat with headline names Nicole Cooke and David Walsh, as well as three sports Profs from the Uni. There was […]
View ArticleCycling reform report anti doping thoughts
This week the “Cycling Independent Reform Commission” report was released this week and has caused a lot of fall out in cycling. The Commission was tasked to investigate both the governance of […]
View ArticleRussia, doping and Rio 2016
Doping issues have been front and centre during the build up to the 2016 Olympic Games, even more so than previous years. Along with Zika, water quality and questions around the readiness of […]
View ArticleAthletes competing in Rio who have previously served drugs bans
I have now added a link to 101 athletes previously banned at the foot of the page. Following the decision of the IOC to not allow any Russians to complete in […]
View ArticleTransparency and missed doping control tests
Recently there have been increasing calls for transparency in sports drug testing,one issue being around missed tests. The Armitstead affair brought this issue to the fore last month. Should athletes...
View ArticleDoping Round Up: SKY, TUEs and More Grey Areas
This year has had it’s fair share of doping stories and they keep on coming. The year started with a bang – Maria Sharapova failed a drugs test at the Australian […]
View ArticleDoping and AntiDoping, Pure Doublethink – Icarus Film Review
Film Review – Icarus by Brian Fogle I was fortunate to be given a pass to go to DocFest to see the film Icarus, by Brian Fogle. On Tuesday 13/6/17 I […]
View ArticleTramadol – why is it not banned in sport?
Tramadol, a synthetic opioid painkilling drug is not banned in sport under World Anti Doping Agency regulations. It is however, rather controversial. Over the past five or so years there have been […]
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