Dangers of Stimulants
Over 200 athletes have been disqualified in recent years for using psychomotor stimulant drugs. The drugs in this category that are most often abused are amphetamines (namely, amphetamine, dextroamphetamine, and methamphetamine) and methylpenidate hydrochloride (Ritalin). The most common street name for these drugs is ‘speed’. Amphetamines are usually taken orally, but chronic abusers often prefer [...]
Bike Pure to Partner Asia Bike Show, China
Bike Pure are pleased to announce a partnership with the inaugural 2011 Asia Bike Show. The event, previously known as the Asia Outdoor show, is the largest event of its kind in China and takes place at the Nanjing International Expo Centre between July 27 – 30th. China is paramount within the cycling industry, boasting [...]
Dangers of Stanozolol
Stanozolol is a synthetic anabolic steroid derived from testosterone and was developed by Winthrop Laboratories in the early 1960s. It is known by the the market name of Winstrol. Despite being relatively easily detected in urine tests, it is still the most commonly used steroid in sports cheating because of the availablility of the drug [...]
Sarah Kent’s World Track Championship Diary
Sarah is representing Australia at the 2011 World Track Championships and will be blogging throughout the duration of the event. Here’s Sarah first installment: It’s the morning of Day 1 of racing here at the World Track Championships in Apeldoorn, Holland. It’s a frosty and chilly morning at 2 degrees and the vibe within the [...]
23 Reasons Not to Use Human Growth Hormone (hGH)
Growth hormone (hGH) was developed in medicine to treat children’s growth disorders, Turner’s syndrome and adult growth hormone deficiency. It may be taken orally or by intramuscular injection and is listed alongside similar Growth Factors on ADA’s banned list like Insulin-like Growth Factors (e.g. IGF-1) and Mechano Growth Factors (MGFs). In its role as an [...]
Safe Supplements
For endurance cyclists who commonly use 7000+ calories a day, supplements are an essential part of the nutritional balance. But there is a growing risk in this unregulated sector. Athlete’s take the sole responsibility for all substances ingested, thus the integrity of the supplements must be known. Problems arise when an athlete unknowingly takes a [...]
Clenbuterol; Lean and Mean
Clenbuterol has recently become one of the most talked about substances on WADA’s banned list, since minute traces were found in a sample given by defending Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, during the second rest day of this years event. It has since been muted to be commonly used by certain riders in the [...]
Chiropractor Advice
Bike Pure supporter and highly commended Chiropractor Dr. Sean O Maoltuile, gives us seasonal, off season advice into injuries and how to prevent them. During this time of year in South Wales, I typically treat football and rugby players for competitive injuries and cyclists and triathletes who get injured cross training. I thought it best to [...]
Clicking Russian roulette
The picture above illustrates the front line in combating doping in sport. It is not a new compound of blood booster, but a visual depiction of the Internet. For the last ten years, anyone who wants to purchase performance enhancing drugs (PED), can. Online pharmacies offer medications without a prescription or a doctor’s review. The [...]
A Note of Optimism by Dave Lloyd
I have thought long and hard about what I am about to write and I have analysed the situation over a very long period of time before putting “pen to paper”.
