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Amit Ghosh

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Dec 9, 2010, 1:16:59 PM12/9/10
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http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/belgian-amateur-champion-receives-one-year-ban

As an active anti-doping advocate, he had instigated the doping
controls performed by the Flemish Community at the Belgian
Championships of the WAOD amateur cycling federation. But after he'd
won his age group event, he tested positive for Methylhexanamine.

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Even the Belgian agency for food safety supports his argument that the
Methylhexanamine came from a supplement by the name of Crack. "I
especially looked for a safe supplement and my pharmacist said that
Crack did not contain any doping," said Taelman. "How can I, along
with thousands of recreational sportsmen, know that Crack contains
Methylhexanamine?"

Phil H

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Dec 9, 2010, 3:48:25 PM12/9/10
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On Dec 9, 11:16 am, Amit Ghosh <amit.gh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/belgian-amateur-champion-receives-one...

>
> As an active anti-doping advocate, he had instigated the doping
> controls performed by the Flemish Community at the Belgian
> Championships of the WAOD amateur cycling federation. But after he'd
> won his age group event, he tested positive for Methylhexanamine.
>
> ....
>
> Even the Belgian agency for food safety supports his argument that the
> Methylhexanamine came from a supplement by the name of Crack. "I
> especially looked for a safe supplement and my pharmacist said that
> Crack did not contain any doping," said Taelman. "How can I, along
> with thousands of recreational sportsmen, know that Crack contains
> Methylhexanamine?"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylhexanamine

Phil H

Ryan Cousineau

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Dec 10, 2010, 10:12:48 AM12/10/10
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Thanks for posting this, though.

MagillaGorilla

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Dec 10, 2010, 10:55:19 AM12/10/10
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The operative word is dope.

Magilla

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