And another one gone: Danish Olympian cross-country mountain biker Peter Riis Andersen EPOed
How many days to the Olympics? And how many athletes will be staying home because they were dope(r)s?
Today word comes form beautiful Scandinavian that Danish champion cross-country mountain bike champion Peter Riis Andersen goes down to a EPO positive urine test. EPO must be one damn strong PED; athletes risk a great deal to dope with the drug. To VeloNews:
Denmark's cross-country mountain bike champion Peter Riis Andersen, who was to compete in the Beijing Olympics, has failed a drugs test, the Danish sporting federation DIF said on Monday.
Andersen, 28, one of 84 Danish athletes selected to take part in the Games, tested positive for the banned blood booster EPO (erythroipoietin).
The DIF have expelled him from the Olympic squad.
Andersen, who rides for the German Team ALB-GOLD, won the Danish championships on July 20 and had been hoping for a top 10 finish in the Olympics, which open on August 8.
Denmark's anti-doping committee has carried out 163 tests on their Olympic athletes so far. Andersen's test, carried out on June 25, is the only positive.
Andersen admitted during a press conference he had "taken six EPO pills," a strange admission, since EPO is injected and not taken orally.
"My performance this spring was not up to an Olympic level and I was afraid of not making the team," he said.
Not saying Andersen is a bad guy, but what kind of logic exists here? I am not making the team so I cheated? He doesn't seem to know how he took the EPO as noted above. (thanks to Walt for the tip)
Do people rationalize their unethical actions? Link Link2 Link3
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