Cyclist Joe Papp, a U.S. AntiDoping Agency witness againstFloyd Landis in 2007, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute human growthhormone and another performanceenhancing drug, states the Associated Press story. In a Pittsburgh federal court on Replica Omega 3815.79.40 Speedmaster Watch Wednesday, Papp said he conspiredwith a Chinese manufacturer to sell drugs over the Internet to more than 180customers including cyclists and other athletes. In the 2007 Floyd Landis case, Papp acknowledged his long pattern of drug use andtestified about how synthetic testosterone helped him recover after races.
Photo courtesy of Flickr.A urine sample taken from three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador shows unusually high levels of plastic residue that may have come from plastic bags used in transfusions, CBC News reports.Last week, Contador was suspended after testers found traces of clenbuterol in a sample taken during this years Tour. Designers Replica Cartier Mens W69013Z2 watches According to an anonymous source who spoke to the AP, the new sample showing eight times the normal amount of the plasticizer came from a separate test on July 20, two days before a tough mountain stage, CBC says.Contador denies ever blood doping, during this years Tour or any other time.
His spokesman also denies that any plastics were found in any of Contadors samples, to their knowledge. Furthermore, Contador has challenged officials to freeze samples of his urine and blood until self-blood transfusion detection methods are indisputable, CBC says.This test result has not been verified by WADA officials, since the Designers Replica Cartier Mens W62031Y4 watches investigation is confidential and ongoing, but if Contador is found guilty, he will lose his Tour title. Blood doping in cycling is an easy accusation in light of its ubiquity in the sport and Floyd Landiss recent attempts to bring big names down with him. Here at Outside, we maintain a policy of innocent until proven guilty.--Nick Davidson
