Re: Ferrari didn't say EPO was as safe as orange juice

[Kurgan Gringioni]

B. Lafferty wrote:
>
> Ferrari also said, "I don't prescribe this stuff. But one can buy EPO
in
> Switzerland for example without a prescription, and if a riders does,
that
> doesn't scandalize me. EPO doesn't fundamentally change the
performance of a
> racer."
>
> Perhaps he doesn't prescribe "the stuff," but Simeoni has testified
under
> oath that Ferrari does "recommend" the stuff. (prescribing "the
stuff" for a
> non-medical purpose could get a doctor in trouble with his/her
licensing
> authority) Interesting, too that a rider using EPO doesn't scandalize
him as
> he says it "doesn't fundamentally change the performance of a racer."
> Really?!



Dumbass -


He's saying that merely taking EPO won't necessarily make a racer
better. It's all that other stuff too (diet, training, preparation),
all that other boring stuff.

 

[Amit]

"Kurgan Gringioni" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> B. Lafferty wrote:
> >
> > Ferrari also said, "I don't prescribe this stuff. But one can buy EPO
> in
> > Switzerland for example without a prescription, and if a riders does,
> that
> > doesn't scandalize me. EPO doesn't fundamentally change the
> performance of a
> > racer."
> >
> > Perhaps he doesn't prescribe "the stuff," but Simeoni has testified
> under
> > oath that Ferrari does "recommend" the stuff. (prescribing "the
> stuff" for a
> > non-medical purpose could get a doctor in trouble with his/her
> licensing
> > authority) Interesting, too that a rider using EPO doesn't scandalize
> him as
> > he says it "doesn't fundamentally change the performance of a racer."
> > Really?!
>
>
>
> Dumbass -
>
>
> He's saying that merely taking EPO won't necessarily make a racer
> better. It's all that other stuff too (diet, training, preparation),
> all that other boring stuff.


Also after reading the Manzano stuff it sounds like a lot of the stuff
you have to do to evade the controls (like dilute your blood) can make
you worse.