Non biking post -doping among Kenyan runners; Kenya is known to be home of world class marathoners

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There are many champion marathoners from Kenya and who set world records.  Kipchoge ran a sub 2 hours marathon.  

Recently some of Athletes have been discovered to be involved in doping. 

Athletes are pressured to dope because its source of livelihood..  Epo is readily available.   (Also trimetazidine)

Our respect for Kenyan athletes has gone down. 

Vhen and I visited 7 days who has been observed not to be biking lately - he is taking EPO shots !!!

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Rizal Philippines
June 3, 2018

Mr. Jovencio Apran and I visited Edgar de los Reyes in his home in Cardona Rizal  who has been observed not to be biking lately.  And true  enough he said that our visit gave him a pep vitamin to get better. He said that he could not bike long distance, he has low RBC count and has been taking EPO shots lately (once a week) the same substance that Lance Armstrong was alleged to be taking as Performance Enhancing Drug, a banned substance.

We talked about motivation and more reason to get better.  We talked about new OEM  carbon frame copy bikes being built by our kapadyak.  He said he prefers the Canyon, the color is red  for his dream bike.


Canyon Carbon Bike frame from Taiwan

                                                        He likes red, Canyon design is for Aero


Canyon Aero

                                    Canyon TT bike:  equivalent: Sworks Shiv and Pinarello Bolide

EPO, the alleged performance enhancing drug (PED) of choice of former Tour de France 7 time champ Lance Armstrong, does not work, study shows

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Rizal Philippines
July 2, 2017

                                    Study Participants Climbing up Mt. Ventoux, one of toughest climb
                                                          at Tour de France

                                        Lance Armstrong -   not a cheat after all? What happens next

From The Telegraph UK - EPO which cost Lance Armstrong 7 TDF titles does not work

Fellow kapadyaks were discussing that EPO (erythropoietin) the  drug of choice of former 7 times champ of Tour de France Lance Armstrong does not work, study shows. Lance was stripped of his title and faces the possibility of $100 million lawsuit from the US govt (UPS one of Lance sponsors)   The experiment, which involved riding up the famous difficult  Mt. Ventoux . The control group which took the placebo (no EPO)  actually rode faster than the EPO group

This is in stark contrast to a 2007 study from Sports Scientists which shows 50% increase in performance by athletes using EPO.

EPO is hormone  that enhances the production of RBC is risky because the athlete can develop clots and strokes and other fatal health problems

Experts think that the placebo effect that the drug was working was more psychological than real, after all. for Lance and other users, according to Adam Cohen, the first author of this study

What is the implication of the result of this study?   Will EPO use be allowed in athletic competition once again?  Will the ruling bodies of the cycling association restore the titles to Lance Armstrong?  Once again the halo on Lance head, the crown is beginning to reappear?

                                             No longer the correct image?