Tour de France rider turns down TUE that would have enabled him to continue - drops out of TDF

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6 years ago 07/19/2017 10:51am EDT

re: mark b

mark b wrote:
Perhaps this rider did not want ant hint of suspicion clinging to him.
This flags up a wider problem in T&F as well as cycling; because TUEs have been abused so flagrantly in the past are athletes going to become wary of using them in perfectly legitimate situations? Hardly fair on those who need certain medication at certain times that they can't use the stuff without creating widespread suspicion that they are cheating!

Not just in cycling.

I have been flagging this problem with NOP TUE-cheating for years.

With nearly every NOP runner holding a marginal "diagnosis" with asthma, hypothyroidism and hypogonadism, and taking related performance-enhancing substances (many that are banned), people who legitimately suffer from and need to treat these conditions are reluctant to be lumped in with TUE cheaters.

Sad.

6 years ago 07/19/2017 11:09am EDT

re: OfficialRCS

I can understand the rider's commitment considering that it is cortisone. Cortisone is one of the strongest things you can give your body to solve a problem. It would be awfully convenient to receive a treatment of cortisone in the middle of the tour. It's possible there is more here than meets the eye, but his surface excuse is pretty solid.

6 years ago 07/19/2017 11:31am EDT

re: Shoebacca

This is silly. Like many of the medications that require a TUE, cortisol is of a class of medications for which it would be a stretch to call "performance enhancing." In the absence of a condition for which you would use it medically, like an allergic reaction, I do not see it helping you much. It is primarily good as an anti-inflammatory agent, generally for the type of inflammation mediated by allergies or other immune mediated processes. It is part of a class of steroids, that if used chronically, are known to weaken muscle and cause increased fat deposition in certain parts of the body. It does not help build muscle mass and probably would not help much in recovery following a hard workout, if at all.

By the logic of some of the LetsRun posters, a competitor should not be allowed to take antibiotics if they got strep throat during competition. Maybe they should not be allowed to receive vaccinations. Your milk has vitamin D supplementation, your bread has added folate, your juice has added vitamin C, your salt has added iodide, your water has added fluoride; should all this be prohibited as well?

6 years ago 07/19/2017 11:36am EDT

re: Jefe in the CO

Jefe in the CO wrote:
LetsRun.com wrote:
Lotto-Soudal cyclist Tim Wellens yesterday abandoned the Tour de France after declining to apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption on the grounds that he does not want his reputation to be questioned.
This is stupid. The only place that might question this TUE would be Letsrun.com, I'm sure Letscycle.com would be fine with it.

Imagine the threads discussing tire pressure on letscycle.com. They go on for years.

6 years ago 07/19/2017 6:09pm EDT

re: Retarded ~~

Retarded ~~ wrote:
On another front, 30 riders refused water and dropped out, as the water would have allowed them to continue. However they didn't want their reputations to be tarnished.

6 years ago 07/19/2017 7:13pm EDT

re: steroid doc

steroid doc wrote:
This is silly. Like many of the medications that require a TUE, cortisol is of a class of medications for which it would be a stretch to call "performance enhancing." In the absence of a condition for which you would use it medically, like an allergic reaction, I do not see it helping you much. It is primarily good as an anti-inflammatory agent, generally for the type of inflammation mediated by allergies or other immune mediated processes. It is part of a class of steroids, that if used chronically, are known to weaken muscle and cause increased fat deposition in certain parts of the body. It does not help build muscle mass and probably would not help much in recovery following a hard workout, if at all.
By the logic of some of the LetsRun posters, a competitor should not be allowed to take antibiotics if they got strep throat during competition. Maybe they should not be allowed to receive vaccinations. Your milk has vitamin D supplementation, your bread has added folate, your juice has added vitamin C, your salt has added iodide, your water has added fluoride; should all this be prohibited as well?

sir, you have no clue what you're talking about.

6 years ago 07/19/2017 10:08pm EDT

re: LetsRun.com

That's a shame, but it doesn't surprise me. It's reached the point where rumors are nearly as damaging as formal hearings and convictions. No doubt he's heard of the famous Lance Armstrong TDF cortisone / saddle sore cream controversy, though he's probably too young to remember it. This kid wants no part of it, but just participating in the sport makes him part of it.

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