david baker

I thoght Jan was all washed up...
Now I know.
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From: Jon Nigbor
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Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 9:12 AM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] FW: Detergent enzyme to mask EPO? Ullrich named

Detergent enzyme to mask EPO? Ullrich named
Urine samples being tested for EPO are supposed to show a certain amount of EPO, which is naturally produced in the body. But what if the sample shows absolutely none? This is happening more and more frequently, according to the Neue Züricher Zeitung, and allegedly some cyclists are using some sort of powder to affect their urine tests. The paper reports that Swiss TV SF1 has identified this powder as protease, an enzyme in laundry detergent which usually works as a stain remover, giving a whole new twist to the term "racing clean". And a familiar big name is mentioned in association with the new problem - Jan Ullrich.

The theory goes this way: The athlete puts a little of the powder in the pockets of his pants. Before urinating, he puts his fingers into it, and urinates over his fingers at the control, so that the enzyme is mixed with his urine in the container. This little amount is sufficient to destroy the protein, and therefore the EPO, in the urine. "Protease is simply easy to use, cheap and available without prescription - and thus an almost perfect aid for the deceptive athlete," says the NZZ.

The process doesn't seem to have become too popular yet. Marial Saugy, director of the Lausanne doping laboratory, said that "less than 10 percent of the samples" showed a zero EPO value. This did not necessarily mean that protease was being used, but the lab is currently testing the enzyme. "We should have legally acceptable evidence within a few months," he said.

Matthias Kamber, head of the antidoping department of the Swiss federal agency for sport, was reportedly the first to identify the problem. He noticed that over the last few months, more than a dozen doping samples containing no EPO at all were delivered. He listed the cases and noticed that some of them matched certain athletes. "That led us to suspect manipulation," he said. After conferring with other experts, he came to the conclusion that protease was involved and turned the matter over the Lausanne lab in spring 2006.

According to SF1, one of the doping samples without EPO belonged to Jan Ullrich and was taken in South Africa in December 2005. The NZZ reported that there were at least two other similar samples form Ullrich according to its sources, and that a link to the evidence uncovered in Operation Puerto was possible: Certain documents uncovered by the Spanish Guardia Civil relating to Ullrich repeatedly used the word "polvos" - powder.

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Joe Cipale

Oh great... that is just great...

I can see Billy Banks hawking OxyClean on VS. (formerly OLN) now.
Will Kelly Ripa start singing the praises of the new Tide EPO stick as she
rubs it on David Millar's hands? Sheesh...

Joe

Jon Nigbor wrote:

>
>
> Detergent enzyme to mask EPO? Ullrich named=20
>
> Urine samples being tested for EPO are supposed to show a certain amount of
> EPO, which is naturally produced in the body. But what if the sample shows
> absolutely none? This is happening more and more frequently, according to
> the Neue Z=FCricher Zeitung, and allegedly some cyclists are using some sort
> of powder to affect their urine tests. The paper reports that Swiss TV SF1
> has identified this powder as protease, an enzyme in laundry detergent which
> usually works as a stain remover, giving a whole new twist to the term
> "racing clean". And a familiar big name is mentioned in association with the
> new problem - Jan Ullrich.=20
>
> The theory goes this way: The athlete puts a little of the powder in the
> pockets of his pants. Before urinating, he puts his fingers into it, and
> urinates over his fingers at the control, so that the enzyme is mixed with
> his urine in the container. This little amount is sufficient to destroy the
> protein, and therefore the EPO, in the urine. "Protease is simply easy to
> use, cheap and available without prescription - and thus an almost perfect
> aid for the deceptive athlete," says the NZZ.=20
>
> The process doesn't seem to have become too popular yet. Marial Saugy,
> director of the Lausanne doping laboratory, said that "less than 10 percent
> of the samples" showed a zero EPO value. This did not necessarily mean that
> protease was being used, but the lab is currently testing the enzyme. "We
> should have legally acceptable evidence within a few months," he said.=20
>
> Matthias Kamber, head of the antidoping department of the Swiss federal
> agency for sport, was reportedly the first to identify the problem. He
> noticed that over the last few months, more than a dozen doping samples
> containing no EPO at all were delivered. He listed the cases and noticed
> that some of them matched certain athletes. "That led us to suspect
> manipulation," he said. After conferring with other experts, he came to the
> conclusion that protease was involved and turned the matter over the
> Lausanne lab in spring 2006.=20
>
> According to SF1, one of the doping samples without EPO belonged to Jan
> Ullrich and was taken in South Africa in December 2005. The NZZ reported
> that there were at least two other similar samples form Ullrich according to
> its sources, and that a link to the evidence uncovered in Operation Puerto
> was possible: Certain documents uncovered by the Spanish Guardia Civil
> relating to Ullrich repeatedly used the word "polvos" - powder.=20
>
> =20

Joel Morrissette

Sounds like they're making some "Gain"s in drug testing. If they could find
"All" cases of EPO doping, this could be a whole new "Era" in cycling;
something to really "Shout" about.

Ok, I'll stop now...

-Joel

On 10/3/06, garymedley@comcast.net wrote:
>
> This kind of discovery could turn the "Tide" on the drug battle...
>

garymedley@comcast.net

This kind of discovery could turn the "Tide" on the drug battle...

-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Jon Nigbor"

Detergent enzyme to mask EPO? Ullrich named
Urine samples being tested for EPO are supposed to show a certain amount of EPO, which is naturally produced in the body. But what if the sample shows absolutely none? This is happening more and more frequently, according to the Neue Z?richer Zeitung, and allegedly some cyclists are using some sort of powder to affect their urine tests. The paper reports that Swiss TV SF1 has identified this powder as protease, an enzyme in laundry detergent which usually works as a stain remover, giving a whole new twist to the term "racing clean". And a familiar big name is mentioned in association with the new problem - Jan Ullrich.
The theory goes this way: The athlete puts a little of the powder in the pockets of his pants. Before urinating, he puts his fingers into it, and urinates over his fingers at the control, so that the enzyme is mixed with his urine in the container. This little amount is sufficient to destroy the protein, and therefore the EPO, in the urine. "Protease is simply easy to use, cheap and available without prescription - and thus an almost perfect aid for the deceptive athlete," says the NZZ.
The process doesn't seem to have become too popular yet. Marial Saugy, director of the Lausanne doping laboratory, said that "less than 10 percent of the samples" showed a zero EPO value. This did not necessarily mean that protease was being used, but the lab is currently testing the enzyme. "We should have legally acceptable evidence within a few months," he said.
Matthias Kamber, head of the antidoping department of the Swiss federal agency for sport, was reportedly the first to identify the problem. He noticed that over the last few months, more than a dozen doping samples containing no EPO at all were delivered. He listed the cases and noticed that some of them matched certain athletes. "That led us to suspect manipulation," he said. After conferring with other experts, he came to the conclusion that protease was involved and turned the matter over the Lausanne lab in spring 2006.
According to SF1, one of the doping samples without EPO belonged to Jan Ullrich and was taken in South Africa in December 2005. The NZZ reported that there were at least two other similar samples form Ullrich according to its sources, and that a link to the evidence uncovered in Operation Puerto was possible: Certain documents uncovered by the Spanish Guardia Civil relating to Ullrich repeatedly used the word "polvos" - powder.

J.Michael Manning

I think I saw George Schreck at Safeway last week with a large supply of the
stuff. Somebody should contact the guys at raceclean.org and add his name to
the black list.
Mike Manning

>From: "Jon Nigbor"
>To:
>Subject: [OBRA Chat] FW: Detergent enzyme to mask EPO? Ullrich named
>Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 09:12:37 -0700
>
>
>
>Detergent enzyme to mask EPO? Ullrich named
>
>Urine samples being tested for EPO are supposed to show a certain amount of
>EPO, which is naturally produced in the body. But what if the sample shows
>absolutely none? This is happening more and more frequently, according to
>the Neue Z?richer Zeitung, and allegedly some cyclists are using some sort
>of powder to affect their urine tests. The paper reports that Swiss TV SF1
>has identified this powder as protease, an enzyme in laundry detergent
>which
>usually works as a stain remover, giving a whole new twist to the term
>"racing clean". And a familiar big name is mentioned in association with
>the
>new problem - Jan Ullrich.
>
>The theory goes this way: The athlete puts a little of the powder in the
>pockets of his pants. Before urinating, he puts his fingers into it, and
>urinates over his fingers at the control, so that the enzyme is mixed with
>his urine in the container. This little amount is sufficient to destroy the
>protein, and therefore the EPO, in the urine. "Protease is simply easy to
>use, cheap and available without prescription - and thus an almost perfect
>aid for the deceptive athlete," says the NZZ.
>
>The process doesn't seem to have become too popular yet. Marial Saugy,
>director of the Lausanne doping laboratory, said that "less than 10 percent
>of the samples" showed a zero EPO value. This did not necessarily mean that
>protease was being used, but the lab is currently testing the enzyme. "We
>should have legally acceptable evidence within a few months," he said.
>
>Matthias Kamber, head of the antidoping department of the Swiss federal
>agency for sport, was reportedly the first to identify the problem. He
>noticed that over the last few months, more than a dozen doping samples
>containing no EPO at all were delivered. He listed the cases and noticed
>that some of them matched certain athletes. "That led us to suspect
>manipulation," he said. After conferring with other experts, he came to the
>conclusion that protease was involved and turned the matter over the
>Lausanne lab in spring 2006.
>
>According to SF1, one of the doping samples without EPO belonged to Jan
>Ullrich and was taken in South Africa in December 2005. The NZZ reported
>that there were at least two other similar samples form Ullrich according
>to
>its sources, and that a link to the evidence uncovered in Operation Puerto
>was possible: Certain documents uncovered by the Spanish Guardia Civil
>relating to Ullrich repeatedly used the word "polvos" - powder.
>
>
>

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Jon Nigbor

Detergent enzyme to mask EPO? Ullrich named

Urine samples being tested for EPO are supposed to show a certain amount of
EPO, which is naturally produced in the body. But what if the sample shows
absolutely none? This is happening more and more frequently, according to
the Neue Züricher Zeitung, and allegedly some cyclists are using some sort
of powder to affect their urine tests. The paper reports that Swiss TV SF1
has identified this powder as protease, an enzyme in laundry detergent which
usually works as a stain remover, giving a whole new twist to the term
"racing clean". And a familiar big name is mentioned in association with the
new problem - Jan Ullrich.

The theory goes this way: The athlete puts a little of the powder in the
pockets of his pants. Before urinating, he puts his fingers into it, and
urinates over his fingers at the control, so that the enzyme is mixed with
his urine in the container. This little amount is sufficient to destroy the
protein, and therefore the EPO, in the urine. "Protease is simply easy to
use, cheap and available without prescription - and thus an almost perfect
aid for the deceptive athlete," says the NZZ.

The process doesn't seem to have become too popular yet. Marial Saugy,
director of the Lausanne doping laboratory, said that "less than 10 percent
of the samples" showed a zero EPO value. This did not necessarily mean that
protease was being used, but the lab is currently testing the enzyme. "We
should have legally acceptable evidence within a few months," he said.

Matthias Kamber, head of the antidoping department of the Swiss federal
agency for sport, was reportedly the first to identify the problem. He
noticed that over the last few months, more than a dozen doping samples
containing no EPO at all were delivered. He listed the cases and noticed
that some of them matched certain athletes. "That led us to suspect
manipulation," he said. After conferring with other experts, he came to the
conclusion that protease was involved and turned the matter over the
Lausanne lab in spring 2006.

According to SF1, one of the doping samples without EPO belonged to Jan
Ullrich and was taken in South Africa in December 2005. The NZZ reported
that there were at least two other similar samples form Ullrich according to
its sources, and that a link to the evidence uncovered in Operation Puerto
was possible: Certain documents uncovered by the Spanish Guardia Civil
relating to Ullrich repeatedly used the word "polvos" - powder.