Re: Contador cleared of Clenbuterol charges

[Guest guest]

His defense is plausible. See study in Meat Science. Here is a brief report on

the article that I wrote for Muscular Development magazine.

ClenbuterolResidue Found in Pig Muscle

Growth–promotingchemicals, such as clenbuterol, are sometimes used in farm

animals to increasemuscle size and enhance profitability. A Croatian study found

that animalsgiven repeated doses of clenbuterol showed residue of the drug in

pig muscleafter the animals had been slaughtered. Clenbuterol could have

metaboliceffects in people who consumed the meat. Cooking meat thoroughly can

deactivatemost drugs administered while raising the farm animals. However, we

need moreinformation to assess the long-term health consequences of these

farmingpractices.

(Meat Science 86: 733–737,2010)

Tom Fahey

California State University, Chico

Contador cleared of Clenbuterol charges

Spanish Tour de France champion free to race after charges are dropped

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/confirmed-alberto-contador-cleared-of-clenbutero\

l-charges

Alberto Contador is set to line up in the Tour of the Algarve starting on

Wednesday after the competitions committee of the Spanish cycling federation

decided to overturn its decision to ban him for a year following his positive

test for Clenbuterol. The Spaniard confirmed early reports, saying he had been

" officially cleared by the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation and has been

authorized to return to competition immediately. "

According to his press release, " If everything goes well, he will be at the

start of Agarve tomorrow.

According to a number of Spanish newspapers, the competitions committee decided

to rethink its verdict on Friday last week based on article 296 of the UCI's

regulations, which says that an athlete can be exonerated if they prove that

they had inadvertently ingested a banned product through no fault or negligence

on their part.

Although Contador and his legal team were unable to produce a sample of the meat

that they have claimed was tainted with the clenbuterol that resulted in the

positive test, the fact that it could not be shown conclusively that Contador

had deliberately taken the product worked in his favour.

" First of all, I'm relieved and obviously happy about this ruling. It has been

some very stressful months for me, but throughout the case, I have been totally

available for all inquiries in relation to my case, and all the way through, I

have spoken in accordance with the truth, " said Contador. " To both the team and

the authorities I have explained that I never cheated or deliberately took a

banned substance. "

El País is among the newspapers reporting that the four lawyers on the

committee

may also have been swayed by a tweet posted last Thursday night by Spanish prime

minister José Rodríguez Zapatero that said " there are no legal grounds

for

sanctioning Contador " . The newspaper adds that the committee spent the weekend

mulling over their decision and were expecting to announce it officially on

Monday, but were delayed by the complexity of the argument explaining their

decision to absolve Contador.

It is also believed that the committee have relied on the World Anti-Doping

Agency's decision not to appeal against the dismissal of similar charges against

German table tennis player Dimitri Ovtcharov, who tested positive for

Clenbuterol after a tournament in China.

L'Equipe reported on Tuesday that there was a procedural flaw early in the case,

which violated Spanish law. A letter sent from the UCI to the Spanish federation

on November 8 was not also sent to Contador and his legal representatives, the

French newspaper said. This was said to be in violation of the Spanish

constitution and the " rights of the accused to be informed " .

Contador now looks set to defend the Tour of the Algarve title and has also been

listed on Saxo Bank's starters for the Tour of Murcia. His first major target of

the season is likely to be the Giro d'Italia title.

Contador's Saxo Bank team reacted positively to the news. " This decision is

indeed proof that the relevant authorities do not find grounds for believing

that Alberto Contador has committed any intentional doping offence, which is

absolutely vital for us. So I'm obviously happy on behalf of Alberto and the

team. We take note of this decision and fully respect it, but we're also

sensitive to the fact, that the parties of this case still have the right to

appeal this decision, " said Saxo Bank team owner Bjarne Riis. He added that the

team would continue to do its utmost in the fight against doping.

==================

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Wakefield, UK

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Tom,

How about the plasticizers? Are they plausible too?

Giovanni Ciriani - West Hartford, CT - USA

On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Tom Fahey <discusdoc@...> wrote:

>

>

>

> His defense is plausible. See study in Meat Science. Here is a brief report

> on the article that I wrote for Muscular Development magazine.

>

> ClenbuterolResidue Found in Pig Muscle

> Growth–promotingchemicals, such as clenbuterol, are sometimes used in farm

> animals to increasemuscle size and enhance profitability. A Croatian study

> found that animalsgiven repeated doses of clenbuterol showed residue of the

> drug in pig muscleafter the animals had been slaughtered. Clenbuterol could

> have metaboliceffects in people who consumed the meat. Cooking meat

> thoroughly can deactivatemost drugs administered while raising the farm

> animals. However, we need moreinformation to assess the long-term health

> consequences of these farmingpractices.

> (Meat Science 86: 733–737,2010)

>

> Tom Fahey

> California State University, Chico

>

>

> Contador cleared of Clenbuterol charges

>

> Spanish Tour de France champion free to race after charges are dropped

>

>

>

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/confirmed-alberto-contador-cleared-of-clenbutero\

l-charges

>

> Alberto Contador is set to line up in the Tour of the Algarve starting on

> Wednesday after the competitions committee of the Spanish cycling

> federation

> decided to overturn its decision to ban him for a year following his

> positive

> test for Clenbuterol. The Spaniard confirmed early reports, saying he had

> been

> " officially cleared by the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation and has been

> authorized to return to competition immediately. "

>

> According to his press release, " If everything goes well, he will be at the

>

> start of Agarve tomorrow.

>

> According to a number of Spanish newspapers, the competitions committee

> decided

> to rethink its verdict on Friday last week based on article 296 of the

> UCI's

> regulations, which says that an athlete can be exonerated if they prove

> that

> they had inadvertently ingested a banned product through no fault or

> negligence

> on their part.

>

> Although Contador and his legal team were unable to produce a sample of the

> meat

> that they have claimed was tainted with the clenbuterol that resulted in

> the

> positive test, the fact that it could not be shown conclusively that

> Contador

> had deliberately taken the product worked in his favour.

>

> " First of all, I'm relieved and obviously happy about this ruling. It has

> been

> some very stressful months for me, but throughout the case, I have been

> totally

> available for all inquiries in relation to my case, and all the way

> through, I

> have spoken in accordance with the truth, " said Contador. " To both the team

> and

> the authorities I have explained that I never cheated or deliberately took

> a

> banned substance. "

>

> El País is among the newspapers reporting that the four lawyers on the

> committee

> may also have been swayed by a tweet posted last Thursday night by Spanish

> prime

> minister José Rodríguez Zapatero that said " there are no legal grounds

> for

> sanctioning Contador " . The newspaper adds that the committee spent the

> weekend

> mulling over their decision and were expecting to announce it officially on

>

> Monday, but were delayed by the complexity of the argument explaining their

>

> decision to absolve Contador.

>

> It is also believed that the committee have relied on the World Anti-Doping

>

> Agency's decision not to appeal against the dismissal of similar charges

> against

> German table tennis player Dimitri Ovtcharov, who tested positive for

> Clenbuterol after a tournament in China.

>

> L'Equipe reported on Tuesday that there was a procedural flaw early in the

> case,

> which violated Spanish law. A letter sent from the UCI to the Spanish

> federation

> on November 8 was not also sent to Contador and his legal representatives,

> the

> French newspaper said. This was said to be in violation of the Spanish

> constitution and the " rights of the accused to be informed " .

>

> Contador now looks set to defend the Tour of the Algarve title and has also

> been

> listed on Saxo Bank's starters for the Tour of Murcia. His first major

> target of

> the season is likely to be the Giro d'Italia title.

>

> Contador's Saxo Bank team reacted positively to the news. " This decision is

>

> indeed proof that the relevant authorities do not find grounds for

> believing

> that Alberto Contador has committed any intentional doping offence, which

> is

> absolutely vital for us. So I'm obviously happy on behalf of Alberto and

> the

> team. We take note of this decision and fully respect it, but we're also

> sensitive to the fact, that the parties of this case still have the right

> to

> appeal this decision, " said Saxo Bank team owner Bjarne Riis. He added that

> the

> team would continue to do its utmost in the fight against doping.

>

> ==================

> Carruthers

> Wakefield, UK

>

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I’d say possible, not plausible – big difference.

Todd Langer

Boulder, CO

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Subject: Re: Contador cleared of Clenbuterol charges

His defense is plausible. See study in Meat Science. Here is a brief report

on the article that I wrote for Muscular Development magazine.

ClenbuterolResidue Found in Pig Muscle

Growth–promotingchemicals, such as clenbuterol, are sometimes used in farm

animals to increasemuscle size and enhance profitability. A Croatian study

found that animalsgiven repeated doses of clenbuterol showed residue of the

drug in pig muscleafter the animals had been slaughtered. Clenbuterol could

have metaboliceffects in people who consumed the meat. Cooking meat

thoroughly can deactivatemost drugs administered while raising the farm

animals. However, we need moreinformation to assess the long-term health

consequences of these farmingpractices.

(Meat Science 86: 733–737,2010)

Tom Fahey

California State University, Chico

Contador cleared of Clenbuterol charges

Spanish Tour de France champion free to race after charges are dropped

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/confirmed-alberto-contador-cleared-of-clenbu

terol-charges

Alberto Contador is set to line up in the Tour of the Algarve starting on

Wednesday after the competitions committee of the Spanish cycling federation

decided to overturn its decision to ban him for a year following his

positive

test for Clenbuterol. The Spaniard confirmed early reports, saying he had

been

" officially cleared by the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation and has been

authorized to return to competition immediately. "

According to his press release, " If everything goes well, he will be at the

start of Agarve tomorrow.

According to a number of Spanish newspapers, the competitions committee

decided

to rethink its verdict on Friday last week based on article 296 of the UCI's

regulations, which says that an athlete can be exonerated if they prove that

they had inadvertently ingested a banned product through no fault or

negligence

on their part.

Although Contador and his legal team were unable to produce a sample of the

meat

that they have claimed was tainted with the clenbuterol that resulted in the

positive test, the fact that it could not be shown conclusively that

Contador

had deliberately taken the product worked in his favour.

" First of all, I'm relieved and obviously happy about this ruling. It has

been

some very stressful months for me, but throughout the case, I have been

totally

available for all inquiries in relation to my case, and all the way through,

I

have spoken in accordance with the truth, " said Contador. " To both the team

and

the authorities I have explained that I never cheated or deliberately took a

banned substance. "

El País is among the newspapers reporting that the four lawyers on the

committee

may also have been swayed by a tweet posted last Thursday night by Spanish

prime

minister José Rodríguez Zapatero that said " there are no legal grounds

for

sanctioning Contador " . The newspaper adds that the committee spent the

weekend

mulling over their decision and were expecting to announce it officially on

Monday, but were delayed by the complexity of the argument explaining their

decision to absolve Contador.

It is also believed that the committee have relied on the World Anti-Doping

Agency's decision not to appeal against the dismissal of similar charges

against

German table tennis player Dimitri Ovtcharov, who tested positive for

Clenbuterol after a tournament in China.

L'Equipe reported on Tuesday that there was a procedural flaw early in the

case,

which violated Spanish law. A letter sent from the UCI to the Spanish

federation

on November 8 was not also sent to Contador and his legal representatives,

the

French newspaper said. This was said to be in violation of the Spanish

constitution and the " rights of the accused to be informed " .

Contador now looks set to defend the Tour of the Algarve title and has also

been

listed on Saxo Bank's starters for the Tour of Murcia. His first major

target of

the season is likely to be the Giro d'Italia title.

Contador's Saxo Bank team reacted positively to the news. " This decision is

indeed proof that the relevant authorities do not find grounds for believing

that Alberto Contador has committed any intentional doping offence, which is

absolutely vital for us. So I'm obviously happy on behalf of Alberto and the

team. We take note of this decision and fully respect it, but we're also

sensitive to the fact, that the parties of this case still have the right to

appeal this decision, " said Saxo Bank team owner Bjarne Riis. He added that

the

team would continue to do its utmost in the fight against doping.

==================

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[Guest guest]

Regarding clenbuterol, plasticizers, and Contador:

Okay, okay! The evidence appears damning. However, our drug tests should be

specific enough not to net possibly innocent athletes.

Tom Fahey

USA

Contador cleared of Clenbuterol charges

>

> Spanish Tour de France champion free to race after charges are dropped

>

>

>

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/confirmed-alberto-contador-cleared-of-clenbutero\

l-charges

>

> Alberto Contador is set to line up in the Tour of the Algarve starting on

> Wednesday after the competitions committee of the Spanish cycling

> federation

> decided to overturn its decision to ban him for a year following his

> positive

> test for Clenbuterol. The Spaniard confirmed early reports, saying he had

> been

> " officially cleared by the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation and has been

> authorized to return to competition immediately. "

>

> According to his press release, " If everything goes well, he will be at the

>

> start of Agarve tomorrow.

>

> According to a number of Spanish newspapers, the competitions committee

> decided

> to rethink its verdict on Friday last week based on article 296 of the

> UCI's

> regulations, which says that an athlete can be exonerated if they prove

> that

> they had inadvertently ingested a banned product through no fault or

> negligence

> on their part.

>

> Although Contador and his legal team were unable to produce a sample of the

> meat

> that they have claimed was tainted with the clenbuterol that resulted in

> the

> positive test, the fact that it could not be shown conclusively that

> Contador

> had deliberately taken the product worked in his favour.

>

> " First of all, I'm relieved and obviously happy about this ruling. It has

> been

> some very stressful months for me, but throughout the case, I have been

> totally

> available for all inquiries in relation to my case, and all the way

> through, I

> have spoken in accordance with the truth, " said Contador. " To both the team

> and

> the authorities I have explained that I never cheated or deliberately took

> a

> banned substance. "

>

> El País is among the newspapers reporting that the four lawyers on the

> committee

> may also have been swayed by a tweet posted last Thursday night by Spanish

> prime

> minister José Rodríguez Zapatero that said " there are no legal grounds

> for

> sanctioning Contador " . The newspaper adds that the committee spent the

> weekend

> mulling over their decision and were expecting to announce it officially on

>

> Monday, but were delayed by the complexity of the argument explaining their

>

> decision to absolve Contador.

>

> It is also believed that the committee have relied on the World Anti-Doping

>

> Agency's decision not to appeal against the dismissal of similar charges

> against

> German table tennis player Dimitri Ovtcharov, who tested positive for

> Clenbuterol after a tournament in China.

>

> L'Equipe reported on Tuesday that there was a procedural flaw early in the

> case,

> which violated Spanish law. A letter sent from the UCI to the Spanish

> federation

> on November 8 was not also sent to Contador and his legal representatives,

> the

> French newspaper said. This was said to be in violation of the Spanish

> constitution and the " rights of the accused to be informed " .

>

> Contador now looks set to defend the Tour of the Algarve title and has also

> been

> listed on Saxo Bank's starters for the Tour of Murcia. His first major

> target of

> the season is likely to be the Giro d'Italia title.

>

> Contador's Saxo Bank team reacted positively to the news. " This decision is

>

> indeed proof that the relevant authorities do not find grounds for

> believing

> that Alberto Contador has committed any intentional doping offence, which

> is

> absolutely vital for us. So I'm obviously happy on behalf of Alberto and

> the

> team. We take note of this decision and fully respect it, but we're also

> sensitive to the fact, that the parties of this case still have the right

> to

> appeal this decision, " said Saxo Bank team owner Bjarne Riis. He added that

> the

> team would continue to do its utmost in the fight against doping.

>

> ==================

[Guest guest]

Giovanni,

Plasticizers are coming from the plastic bags, yes, it could be blood, but

also, physiological salt or glucose solutions, most of the time especially

at hot days dehydration is a serious threat to the riders. And they need

to rehydrate, it wiil be hard to find a cyclist that has never gotten and

IV drip for rehydration, it still is common practice.

As far as the clenbuterol goes, even in the NEJM, ther is a report of a

hospital in Spain getting many " visitors' from a wedding party where the

people ate liver, contaminted with clenbuterol. These people showed

serious acute symptoms of clenbuterol overdose!! We can just guess how

high that dose must have been.

Now all of this is no proof of Contadors innocence, nor is there enough

proof to say that he used forbidden substances. The main problem is that

the testing equipment became so sensitive that one might be looking at

background signals.

Suppose having the same level of traces of cocaine at your hands would

turn everybody into a crack dealer, considering the current contamination

of US dollar bills with cocaine, there would not be enough people to work

as prison guards ;-)

Henk Kraaijenhof

Amstelveen

Holland

Tom,

How about the plasticizers? Are they plausible too?

Giovanni Ciriani - West Hartford, CT - USA

On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 3:42 PM, Tom Fahey <discusdoc@...> wrote:

>

>

>

> His defense is plausible. See study in Meat Science. Here is a brief

> report

> on the article that I wrote for Muscular Development magazine.

>

> ClenbuterolResidue Found in Pig Muscle

> Growth–promotingchemicals, such as clenbuterol, are sometimes used in

> farm

> animals to increasemuscle size and enhance profitability. A Croatian

> study

> found that animalsgiven repeated doses of clenbuterol showed residue of

> the

> drug in pig muscleafter the animals had been slaughtered. Clenbuterol

> could

> have metaboliceffects in people who consumed the meat. Cooking meat

> thoroughly can deactivatemost drugs administered while raising the farm

> animals. However, we need moreinformation to assess the long-term health

> consequences of these farmingpractices.

> (Meat Science 86: 733–737,2010)

>

> Tom Fahey

> California State University, Chico

>

>

> Contador cleared of Clenbuterol charges

>

> Spanish Tour de France champion free to race after charges are dropped

>

>

>

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/confirmed-alberto-contador-cleared-of-clenbutero\

l-charges

>

> Alberto Contador is set to line up in the Tour of the Algarve starting

> on

> Wednesday after the competitions committee of the Spanish cycling

> federation

> decided to overturn its decision to ban him for a year following his

> positive

> test for Clenbuterol. The Spaniard confirmed early reports, saying he

> had

> been

> " officially cleared by the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation and has been

> authorized to return to competition immediately. "

>

> According to his press release, " If everything goes well, he will be at

> the

>

> start of Agarve tomorrow.

>

> According to a number of Spanish newspapers, the competitions committee

> decided

> to rethink its verdict on Friday last week based on article 296 of the

> UCI's

> regulations, which says that an athlete can be exonerated if they prove

> that

> they had inadvertently ingested a banned product through no fault or

> negligence

> on their part.

>

> Although Contador and his legal team were unable to produce a sample of

> the

> meat

> that they have claimed was tainted with the clenbuterol that resulted in

> the

> positive test, the fact that it could not be shown conclusively that

> Contador

> had deliberately taken the product worked in his favour.

>

> " First of all, I'm relieved and obviously happy about this ruling. It

> has

> been

> some very stressful months for me, but throughout the case, I have been

> totally

> available for all inquiries in relation to my case, and all the way

> through, I

> have spoken in accordance with the truth, " said Contador. " To both the

> team

> and

> the authorities I have explained that I never cheated or deliberately

> took

> a

> banned substance. "

>

> El País is among the newspapers reporting that the four lawyers on the

> committee

> may also have been swayed by a tweet posted last Thursday night by

> Spanish

> prime

> minister José Rodríguez Zapatero that said " there are no legal

> grounds

> for

> sanctioning Contador " . The newspaper adds that the committee spent the

> weekend

> mulling over their decision and were expecting to announce it officially

> on

>

> Monday, but were delayed by the complexity of the argument explaining

> their

>

> decision to absolve Contador.

>

> It is also believed that the committee have relied on the World

> Anti-Doping

>

> Agency's decision not to appeal against the dismissal of similar charges

> against

> German table tennis player Dimitri Ovtcharov, who tested positive for

> Clenbuterol after a tournament in China.

>

> L'Equipe reported on Tuesday that there was a procedural flaw early in

> the

> case,

> which violated Spanish law. A letter sent from the UCI to the Spanish

> federation

> on November 8 was not also sent to Contador and his legal

> representatives,

> the

> French newspaper said. This was said to be in violation of the Spanish

> constitution and the " rights of the accused to be informed " .

>

> Contador now looks set to defend the Tour of the Algarve title and has

> also

> been

> listed on Saxo Bank's starters for the Tour of Murcia. His first major

> target of

> the season is likely to be the Giro d'Italia title.

>

> Contador's Saxo Bank team reacted positively to the news. " This decision

> is

>

> indeed proof that the relevant authorities do not find grounds for

> believing

> that Alberto Contador has committed any intentional doping offence,

> which

> is

> absolutely vital for us. So I'm obviously happy on behalf of Alberto and

> the

> team. We take note of this decision and fully respect it, but we're also

> sensitive to the fact, that the parties of this case still have the

> right

> to

> appeal this decision, " said Saxo Bank team owner Bjarne Riis. He added

> that

> the

> team would continue to do its utmost in the fight against doping.

>

> ==================

> Carruthers

> Wakefield, UK

>

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