Jaksche's doctor: drug use common
German doctor Kurt Moosburger, who has looked after Jörg Jaksche (among
others) for the past two years, has told dpa that he believes that
performance enhancing drugs are "indispensable" for high level cycling
In a frank interview, Moosburger pointed to the average speeds of modern
professional races, especially hard tours. "The average in last year's Tour
was 41 kilometres per hour - that is incredible. You can do a hard Alpine
stage without doping. But after that, the muscles are exhausted. You need -
depending on your training conditions - up to three days in order to
regenerate."
To help recover, testosterone and human growth hormone can be used. "Both
are made by the body and are therefore natural substances," he said. "They
help to build muscle as well as in muscle recovery."
Dr Moosburger explained how it was done. "You put a standard testosterone
patch that is used for male hormone replacement therapy on your scrotum and
leave it there for about six hours. The small dose is not sufficient to
produce a positive urine result in the doping test, but the body actually
recovers faster." ...............
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