Armstrong, why he is a fraud - a study of Raimondus Rumsas 2002 Tour de France



Gregers said:
Well said, Lim. Donati is an almost unheralded hero. When practically everyone in Italy was turning a blind eye and basking in the reflected glory of Italy's drug fuelled sports successes, he stood virtually alone. By making his entirely principled stance he took on individuals, sporting bodies, Coni and the money men and came under under enormous pressure for years. In the end he was proved entirely right but it has made him many influential enemies who didn't take kindly to having their noses removed from the trough.
Wish we had an equivalent figure here but I guess the reaction would be similar. Any whistle blower would inevitably be denounced as an embittered fantasist by those with vested interests..

Donati was denounced by practically every sporting federation, inclusing the UCI.

Donati speaking in Aug 1998 stated "athletes in all sports were operating at a
the limit of human potential, in 1982/83" " any huge improvement in performances at that level can only be explained by drugs".
"Today (1998), EPO market is worth £2m worldwide....a university in Finland estimates that approx £5m per year is spent on PED such as somotropin, IGF-1 and EPO"
"More was spent on EPO than antibiotics in Italy last year (1997)".


Donati produced a very inteesting report on doping and the trafiicking of dope
in Feb 2007.

If people are interested in reading it - here is the link :

http://www.wada-ama.org/rtecontent/document/Donati_Report_Trafficking_2007-03_06.pdf
 

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