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I heard that the cortosone he was using to deal with his hip (legal) can possible cause the reduction is the epistorene (sp?). Heard this on SC. Given the testing he was going to get it would be insane to dope during the race. He was tested when he was wearing the yellow jersey earlier in the race?

I don't see how a steroid injection would help him in the middle of the race. My understanding is that you have to use steroids for a period of time to get an effect. EPO (which help with oxygen uptake) is the preferred way of cheating for endurance athletes.

Hope he was clean this doesn't really make sense.

Cortisone... I had heard he was taking nothing for his hip... It may be illegal but still will test positive.... No you don't have to use steroids or any drugs anymore for a period of time to test positive!!! It shows up immediately and days or hours later.... Sad but true... I just wish that if it were true he would be upfront and let us all know Ii mean his daughter was there on the podium and his knock out fabulous looking wife was right there too...What does this say to our youth that are athletic/hero seeking? It is okay to take drugs and win? I mean baseball players, football players and basketball players all do and get away with it!! Ii hope that Landis is not guilty but right now it looks very bad! I wanted to say yesterday to the post that I could tell for sure who had not tested positive and that was everyone at the back of the peloton! I was sadly suspicious of Landis... Even though people in France told me how proud they were!!! And that there has not been a tour like this since WWII!