Film Review – Icarus by Brian Fogle I was fortunate to be given a pass to go to DocFest to see the film Icarus, by Brian Fogle. On Tuesday 13/6/17 I will be talking about this in Sheffield (DocFest Link) please come along. Brian Fogle finished the Haute…
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Cycling reform report anti doping thoughts
This week the “Cycling Independent Reform Commission” report was released this week and has caused a lot of fall out in cycling. The Commission was tasked to investigate both the governance of the cycling and it’s anti-doping effort, by the incoming UCI (cycling governing body) Chairman Brian Cookson in late…
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TUE – Therapeutic Use Exemptions or legitimised drug taking?
This week there has been a lot of sporting headlines over Therapeutic Use Exemptions and whether they are legitimate in sports, particularly cycling. This may be a confusing area… What is a TUE? A Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) is a certificate, signed by a medical doctor, which allows…
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A year of WeAreForensic!
Just over one year ago I started the WeAreForensic website with the idea of spreading my love of forensic science and sports drug testing. Pour a drink, get some party poppers out and celebrate the high points of the past year with me! At the end of October last…
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5 questions I would now ask Lance Armstrong
Having had a few days to think about the Lance Armstrong confession session there are some questions I would still like answered. Here are the top 5 questions that I would ask if given the chance. Last week Oprah Winfrey recorded an interview with Lance Armstrong. This interview was shown over…
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Lance doping bingo card
As previously mentioned, Lance Armstrong will be appearing on Oprah Winfrey next week for a no holds barred interview. To celebrate this I have produced a two player commemorative bingo card. One side is pro Lance, with all my favourite Lance Armstrong catch phrases on it – from ‘we like…
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Lance given the key to the EPO test
Was Lance Armstrong told how to beat the EPO urine test by the Swiss laboratory director? Of all the stories to have come out of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) investigation this is the first involving what could be impropriety from a scientist. It was alleged this week that Lance…
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The year in forensic science – 2012 part 2
You’ve seen the forensic recap of the early part of the year? Well what about post Olympics? What scientific stories tickled me most then? Part one found here: Part 1 The first part of the year took us up to the summer of sport. As those warm feelings from…
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The Lance File
This site is about scientific evidence – so what’s the evidence versus Lance Armstrong then? ‘ Isn’t it all a witch hunt?’ ‘Where’s the smoking gun?’ ‘It’s all hearsay’… I hadn’t intended to talk doping this week but these are the comments I have had this week from students, colleagues and friends. So I…