Ex-teammate says Lance Armstrong injected EPO

Tyler Hamilton, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong, told "60 Minutes" that he used performance-enhancing drugs with the seven-time Tour de France winner to cheat in cycling races, including the tour.

[OJOS AZULES]

Epogen is not a "steroid" or testosterone, but can be very dangerous if injected into a person that is not anemic because of kidney disease or chemotherapy. the body can only take so many red blood cells. High amounts of hemoglobin can pose a threat and people who suffer from this kind of illness usually have to have blood removed from their body. I'm sure Lance was exposed to Epogen during cancer treatment and then MAYBE came up with the bright idea that he could use it for endurance?

[Wiki]

OJOS AZULES wrote:

Epogen is not a "steroid" or testosterone, but can be very dangerous if injected into a person that is not anemic because of kidney disease or chemotherapy. the body can only take so many red blood cells. High amounts of hemoglobin can pose a threat and people who suffer from this kind of illness usually have to have blood removed from their body. I'm sure Lance was exposed to Epogen during cancer treatment and then MAYBE came up with the bright idea that he could use it for endurance?

Quit quoting my contents without giving proper credit.

[Wiki]

Does anyone even care about these guys? Is there not more severe crimes to investigate than doping accusations?

Let guys Lance Armstrong and Barry Bonds ride off in the sunset. Has anyone even given these guys 1 thought since their accomplishments of what seems decades ago now.

[OJOS AZULES]

Wiki wrote:

Does anyone even care about these guys? Is there not more severe crimes to investigate than doping accusations?
Let guys Lance Armstrong and Barry Bonds ride off in the sunset. Has anyone even given these guys 1 thought since their accomplishments of what seems decades ago now.

1) this is common medical knowledge.
2) these are not just any athletes. The issue is the integrity of the sport, not the type of crime.

[stefan]

Who needs government role in sports? That's why each sport has a governing body to deal with drug use. I truly don't care whether they use or not, that's their choice to take the risk of being banned or be harmed by it. I must admit it's been very inspiring to watch LA cranking up the mountains. That's what they do. It's their job. I just don't care about any government intrusion into sport.

[pedsInLA]

stefan wrote:

Who needs government role in sports? That's why each sport has a governing body to deal with drug use. I truly don't care whether they use or not, that's their choice to take the risk of being banned or be harmed by it. I must admit it's been very inspiring to watch LA cranking up the mountains. That's what they do. It's their job. I just don't care about any government intrusion into sport.

The problem with ILLEGAL drugs or cheating in sports is the athletes must do business with in the ILLEGAL drug trade to get their drugs that are not legally prescribed by a doctor. Investigating ILLEGAL drugs in sports if nothing else should be done to catch ILLEGAL drug dealers. ILLEGAL Drug dealing IS a federal offense in the US. If Lance didn't do this crap here in the continental US he should have nothing to fear from US authorities anyway. But the European authorities are a different story.

Cheating is bad enough but the criminal behavior involved is even worse.