Top 5 doping excuses in Cycling

1. Tyler Hamilton: “I have a twin that was never born. That’s why my blood contains a different blood type than my own”

2. Floyd Landis: “I had some beers and whiskeys last night. I have a very high natural level of testosterone. I am innocent.”

3. Raimondas Rumsas: “My wife was bringing a car full of medical substances for her sick mother. I am innocent.”

4. Frank Vandenbroucke: “The drugs were for my little dog. I am innocent.”

5. Dario Frigo: “It’s just a bad habit I have to wear illegal drugs. I don’t use them. I am innocent.”

Jesper Bondo Medhus

I am a medical doctor with a special interest in cycling training. I work at the Hospital of Vejle using clinical physiology and nuclear medicine to diagnose cancer and heart patients.

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