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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5102
Location: Nashua, NH12/18/17 8:01 AM |
The news broke a few days ago
This one is interesting, as it's not a banned substance, just limited in allowable levels. It's also well known that Froome is asthmatic and the UCI was informed that he was taking it. Others have been severely sanctioned for lower levels, so it will be interesting to see what WADA does with Froome. From what I've read, the next step is laboratory testing with Froome to see if there is a reasonable explanation for his elevated levels on a single day during a long race in which he was using it.
FWIW, inhaled Salbutamol has not been shown to provide any performance boost beyond allowing asthmatics to breath normally. It provides no benefit to people with normal lung function. Taken orally or by injection in much higher doses, it can have some muscle building and weight loss benefits, but that's not the situation in question with Froome.
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PLee
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 3713
Location: Brooklyn, NY12/18/17 9:46 AM |
It's odd that his tests came back high on just one day.
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daddy-o
Joined: 12 Apr 2004
Posts: 3307
Location: Springfield12/18/17 10:07 AM |
Salbutamol: Froome
Clenbuterol: Contador
Since I looked up, figured I'd pass it along.
And why not pass along an opinion while I'm at it.
"I didn't have the legs today."
"I didn't have the lungs today."
Why does that organ get a special break?
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19099
Location: PDX12/18/17 10:27 AM |
"I didn't have the lungs today"
One might perceive the guy with asthma I doesn't have the lungs most days. Having said that, I road in NJ with someone with asthma [seen him use the inhaler at times] frequently that was up front and with the fast group always. I know cause back then I was also. ;)
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walter
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 4391
Location: metro-motown-area1/10/18 1:38 PM |
check out KFC's experience with the same condition/meds
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/compton-questions-chris-froomes-asthma-medication-claims/
"As someone who has exercise-induced asthma and allergies - if I have an asthma attack, I can't finish the race. I can barely pedal, let alone keep pushing hard. The rescue inhaler is exactly that - it's there for a few puffs to get you back to normal. It helps you breathe better, but granted, if I went hard again, I'd have another attack."
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sanrensho
Joined: 20 Feb 2004
Posts: 835
Location: North Vancouver1/17/18 4:48 PM |
Great link Walter. Best article yet about Froome's Asthmagate.
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19099
Location: PDX1/17/18 6:00 PM |
" Salbutamol is easily obtained, legal, easily abused, has a very short half life so is hard to detect,"
As to 1/2 life, a little ambiguity there as to puffer dose VS oral VS what seems to suggest a intramuscular dose if I am guesstimating correctly.
Thanks BTW, good read I thought.
For shits and giggles, I recommend a google search for "salbutamol side effects"
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PLee
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 3713
Location: Brooklyn, NY1/22/18 8:59 AM |
But if salbutamol, as the author suggests, is taken to reduce body weight without muscle mass loss, it doesn't seem like there's any reason to take it during a race. It's not as if your body is putting on fat in the middle of a Grand Tour.
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Rickk
Joined: 01 Jun 2004
Posts: 528
Location: Montreal1/22/18 9:18 AM |
Walter, thanks for sharing. Interesting read.
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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
Posts: 5102
Location: Nashua, NH1/22/18 4:45 PM |
I agree with Parkin
Additionally, the oral/injected doses required for ergogenic benefits are exponentially larger than the doses from an inhaler. It's unlikely that you could determine the clearance rate accurately enough to avoid getting busted, particularly in out of competition tests when doping with it would be most beneficial.
I would also like to know if Froome had traces in his blood every day of the Vuelta or other races. If not, I think that makes it pretty clear that he's only using it when necessary. If it's always in his system, that leads to other questions.
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Rickk
Joined: 01 Jun 2004
Posts: 528
Location: Montreal1/23/18 8:04 AM |
@PLee
"But if salbutamol, as the author suggests, is taken to reduce body weight without muscle mass loss, it doesn't seem like there's any reason to take it during a race. It's not as if your body is putting on fat in the middle of a Grand Tour."
Maybe it'not that theyre worried about "putting on fat" during the TDF.
Instead - maybe these guys are worried about progressively increased risk of muscle catabolism (i.e. body breaking down its own muscle tissue to obtain energy) of their precious muscle mass/fibers - over the course of a long, hard, 3 week TDF, when an athlete sometimes gets fed up (or can sometimes be nauseas) of constantly eating & refuelling - and perhaps one of their scientists found a "beneficial" side effect of salbutemol - which mitigates this catabolism risk?
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19099
Location: PDX1/27/18 1:31 PM |
Re:Bobke and Tramadal comment. Non opioid and non addictive I believe.
I don't think anyone here thinks the peleton is clean now that the powers that be figured out how to detect EPO micro dosing...
I read that salbutamol is another version of the same purpose drug Contador caught a positive from a steak for his two year suspension.
See this @ steroidly.com: (yes, that is the real mane)
https://steroidly.com/clenbuterol-albuterol-salbutamol/
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henoch
Joined: 12 Jan 2004
Posts: 1690
1/28/18 8:04 AM |
Ha, yeah that's awesome :)
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rickhardy
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 1492
Location: Needham outside of Boston - the hub of the universe1/28/18 10:06 AM |
Panache
In all areas on and off the bike
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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19099
Location: PDX1/28/18 11:07 AM |
I am still pissed at the DQ last TDF. ;)
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Rickk
Joined: 01 Jun 2004
Posts: 528
Location: Montreal1/29/18 5:59 AM |
Thanks for sharing.
On a completely different but more serious topic, Bobke's"tweet of the week" at the end of his youtube video reminds us that cycling jerseys dont necessarily always protect adequately as physical barriers against uv rays, on those 3,4,5+ hr long rides!
Sobering thought... considering melanoma.
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KerryIrons
Joined: 12 Jan 2004
Posts: 3238
Location: Midland, MI1/29/18 3:27 PM |
UV protection
Some cycling jerseys might not protect from UV rays, though I have apparently never owned one. I have many different brands and styles in my collection and end every riding season "Moby Dick white" where I am covered by a jersey.
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