From: Ian blenkharn@ianblenkharn.com
Category: Miscellaneous
Date: 24 Okt 2009
Time: 13:50:12 +0200
Remote Name: 86.138.129.234
We have previously discussed here the increasing use of injectable drugs among weight lifting and body building groups in the UK, that is reaching such an extent that many high street and specialist fitness clubs and gyms are installing sharps bins in the toilets. Now it's the turn of cyclists who at the highest competitive level are widely reported to use many illegal drugs. "French prosecutors have launched a preliminary investigation to examine syringes found in medical waste containers during the Tour de France. "The case was opened after the discovery of several suspicious syringes in a container given by organizers to all the teams to collect medical waste, the Paris prosecutors office said Tuesday, on the eve of the 2010 Tour course unveiling.
While there were no positive tests at this year's Tour, authorities did seize drugs that the French anti-doping agency's scientific adviser said raised questions.
The drugs - which include treatments for diabetes, high blood pressure and convulsions suffered by manic-depressives - are not banned but are "incongruous" in top-level athletes, said professor Michel Rieu last week.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g8TFVrQJCz_dgpiBLlKHAOosk4xwD9BAB8CO0