"Kevan Smith" <
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> how they are starting to advertise EPO on television? I think if they do that, it must be safe, so
> they should just remove it from the list of banned stuff.
>
This is the stuff us top riders are using at the moment, I'm not sure what all this really means, I
just copied the following from Amgen, but I sure know it really works for improving my riding! But
really, even Aranesp and RSR13 is second tier now, if you're not charging on stuff that is still in
only Phase I or Phase II clinical testing then you are not leading edge.
Aranesp® is an erythropoiesis stimulating protein, closely related to erythropoietin, that is
produced in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells by recombinant DNA technology. Aranesp® is a 165-amino
acid protein that differs from recombinant human erythropoietin in containing 5 N-linked
oligosaccharide chains, whereas recombinant human erythropoietin contains 3 chains (Egrie 2001). The
2 additional N-glycosylation sites result from amino acid substitutions in the erythropoietin
peptide backbone. The additional carbohydrate chains increase the approximate molecular weight of
the glycoprotein from 30,000 to 37,000 daltons. Aranesp® is formulated as a sterile, colorless,
preservative-free protein solution for intravenous (IV) or subcutaneous (SC) administration
Anyway, don't worry about all that Kevan, just use the damn stuff and then go out and hurt other
people on the bike, that's what's it's all about.
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Under direction from team Fassa Bortolo's Doctor Roberto Corsetti I've been using single dose 200mcg
vials using the Polysorate solution and also the Albumin solution Aranesp by injection this season.
He told me it stimulates erythropoiesis by the same mechanism as endogenous erythropoietin that the
pros were using last year and only the junior racers are still using this season.
I really don't know why all riders aren't doing this as it makes you all you can be!
If you need some contacts I have Lance's trainer Chris Carmichael and Lance's agent / lawyer Bill
Stapleton's cell phone number.
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