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Titolo: Ematocrito a 64

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Doping in the 90's, according to Belgian TV
By Susan Westemeyer
A Belgian TV program Panorama claimed on Sunday night that former 
professional cyclist Uwe Ampler introduced EPO to Team Telekom in the 
early 1990s, against the will of team manager Walter Godefroot. Bjarne 
Riis allegedly made use of that and other doping products when he won 
the Tour de France in 1996, according to former seigneur Jef D'hondt.
According to D'hondt, he was at Telekom when Ampler, who rode for the 
team, starting using EPO. His good racing results encouraged the other 
riders to try it. "It was the riders themselves who asked for the EPO," 
D'hondt said, according to Sporza. "Our doctors at the University of 
Freiburg supplied them."
D'hondt specifically named two further Telekom riders. He claimed that 
Riis had a particularly high haematocrit, caused by the use of EPO. 
During the Tour de France 1996, which the Dane won, "Riis had a 
haematocrit of 64 at one time during the Tour," according to D'hondt, 
who further claimed that the now-CSC manager developed rheumatism 
because of his use of doping products.
The other Telekom rider named was Erik Zabel, who the Belgian said "did 
not participate" in the use of the doping substance. "Our sprinter Erik 
Zabel did not do it. He tried a small amount, but he was categorically 
against it. He said that he did not need it."
In response, Walter Godefroot, who is now team manager for Team Astana, 
said, "There was no organised team doping at Team Telekom," according to 
sporza. However, according to Het Laatste Nieuws, Godefroot confirmed 
that he had heard of EPO use on the team and communicated that to the 
UCI. He added that there was no sense browsing in the past. "We have 
learned enough already," he said. "Let us leave the past behind and 
concentrate on the future."
Quickstep Manager Patrick Lefevere also appeared on the program, and 
according to sportwereld, said angrily, "Just what do you want, anyway? 
Do you want every rider to get down on his knees and confess?"
Another name from the past appeared in the story - Jesus Manzano, who 
claimed that "there were tricks to get around the doping tests." Manzano 
said that after he had a severe crash in the 2003 Tour and he was 
waiting for an ambulance, his team manager whispered to him to keep 
quiet about his use of doping products.
The program concluded that EPO is no longer in use, at least among 
Belgian riders. Various doctors stated that such riders as Tom Boonen, 
Nick Nuyens and Gert Steegmans are not using EPO. Their development to 
become top riders was reportedly the result of a natural progression, 
and their blood values have remained constant over the years. Both 
Nuyens and Steegmans appeared on the show to deny that they had ever 
used doping products.
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 By Susan Westemeyer
megalon, ci sei ricascato. Facci un favore: in caso di post in inglese, 
posta in inglese anche il titolo: cosě se uno non sa o non ha voglia di 
leggere l'inglese semplicemente non lo apre
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Ti faccio presente che sono una vittima del così detto "digital divide"
con una connessione casalinga a 56K, quindi..... HAI ROTTO I MARRONI !!!
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Marco
Tirano (SO) - Valtellina

 the Tour de France in 1996, according to former seigneur Jef D'hondt.
che palle.....
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Mardot

 con una connessione casalinga a 56K, quindi..... HAI ROTTO I MARRONI !!!
Che brontolone...hai sicuramente perso più tempo a rispondere al mio 
messaggio
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se dice che Zabel non lo utilizzava a quei tempi allora č una bufala. Me
lo ricordo tra i primi dieci su molte salite (l'unico dubbio č che fosse
l'anno successivo ma insomma...)
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