You'd think he'd have his depression medication on his TUE. I mean you wouldn't just jam any drug into your system... well unless you were trying to cheat that is.limerickman said:Looks like Rock can't even get their denials straight.
You'd think he'd have his depression medication on his TUE. I mean you wouldn't just jam any drug into your system... well unless you were trying to cheat that is.limerickman said:Looks like Rock can't even get their denials straight.
tonyzackery said:Please don't get stuck on stupid. As he mentioned in the article, "I'm not naive." There's nothing sad about this story, IMO. He made his bed, now he needs to go lay in it. If only more dopers would get flushed out of pro cycling's system, I and others might truly become interested again...
He and his unborn twin can ride off into sunset...hasta la bye-bye...
whiteboytrash said:You'd think he'd have his depression medication on his TUE.
Armstrong can play the cancer card because he's not being paid by Astana to ride. He rides and then attends countless events after each race, which to be honest must be a bit of a strain/PITA. If he was getting a pay check then that'd be a different story...jimmypop said:He's delusional. This is a twisted sort of rationalization:
Armstrong plays the cancer card, Hamiltons plays the mental health card. Dispicible in both instances.
swampy1970 said:Tyler is (was)getting a pay check so he should have had more of an interest in towing the team line.
Just my 2cents.
I think he has his "official" depression meds on a TUE but it seems as though the stuff he was busted for wasn't on his prescription.limerickman said:True.
The more one looks at this, the more questions it raises.
... and promote that where? Aint gonna be on a bike.limerickman said:maybe Tyler can start a depression awareness campaign!
limerickman said:Depression.
What is it about this sport which either attracts or exacerbates riders prone to depression?
Having pedalled and race a bit in my former life, part of me can understand the mind numbing effect of sitting hour after hour on a bike training/racing.
However there does seem to be a significant connection between cycling at the pro ranks and depression.
Armstrong plays the cancer card whenever the topic of doping comes up. His fundraising for cancer research can't excuse his cheating at sport, though he'd like the public to think that it does.swampy1970 said:Armstrong can play the cancer card because he's not being paid by Astana to ride. He rides and then attends countless events after each race, which to be honest must be a bit of a strain/PITA. If he was getting a pay check then that'd be a different story...
Tyler is (was)getting a pay check so he should have had more of an interest in towing the team line.
Just my 2cents.
It is because depressed people can use endurance exercise as a form of self medication.limerickman said:What is it about this sport which either attracts or exacerbates riders prone to depression?
kennf said:As I recall, there are studies relating high incidents of depression to high level endurance sports, particularly upon retirement. Don't know if there's an organic effect, or if the sports simply attract a certain obsessive mindset that lends itself to depression. Lemond used to talk about how many of his former Z teamates suffered from depression after retiring.
I'm not too sure if DEHA would aid with perfomance. DEHA is used as a functional hydraulic fluid, and a component of aircraft lubricants. It is sometimes also used as an ingredient in PVC-based plastic wrap.whiteboytrash said:It was a ready made response wasn't it. They've had weeks to put it together. I googled DEHA and it’s a steroid. Plain and simple.
Look at it the other way...jimmypop said:Armstrong plays the cancer card whenever the topic of doping comes up. His fundraising for cancer research can't excuse his cheating at sport, though he'd like the public to think that it does.
Eldrack said:Ok, admit it guys. You're far more interested in doping than you are in actual cycling. Here to talk about the rise and fall of various dirty athletes rather than talking about the sport and the races.
This thread goes up about a washed out racer no one gives a **** about and it's got 3 pages in a few hours. The Amstel Gold thread has 4 replies, one of which doesn't count because it was by Flyer. Plus Grater has done a couple of posts about the race in his predictions thread. That leaves us with around 5 people on this forum who actually give a **** about cycling as a sport.
Eldrack said:Ok, admit it guys. You're far more interested in doping than you are in actual cycling. Here to talk about the rise and fall of various dirty athletes rather than talking about the sport and the races.
This thread goes up about a washed out racer no one gives a **** about and it's got 3 pages in a few hours. The Amstel Gold thread has 4 replies, one of which doesn't count because it was by Flyer. Plus Grater has done a couple of posts about the race in his predictions thread. That leaves us with around 5 people on this forum who actually give a **** about cycling as a sport.
swampy1970 said:Rock Racing's Tyler Hamilton is facing a possible lifetime ban from cycling following a positive doping control, Cyclingnews learned Friday. He tested positive for the banned steroid Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) after an out-of-competition control in early February. Hamilton admitted to knowingly taking the substance which was an ingredient in a vitamin supplement.
Hamilton has already served a two-year suspension following a positive test for a homologous blood transfusion in 2004. A second offense could earn him anywhere between eight years to a lifetime ban according to the World Anti-doping Agency's code.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2009/apr09/apr17news3
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