French cyclist Duval banned after doping test

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AIGLE, Switzerland (AP)—The International Cycling Union has provisionally suspended French rider Aurelien Duval for doping with a banned stimulant.

The UCI said Friday that 21-year-old Duval tested positive for norfenfluramine during the Circuit Franco-Belge race on Oct. 1.

The Francaise des Jeux cyclist can ask for his backup sample to be analyzed, and attend the laboratory test.

The UCI will ask the French cycling federation to open a disciplinary case.

Updated Oct 23, 9:06 am EDT
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  1. Jim
    39. Posted by Jim Wed Oct 28 10:31am EDT

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    Interesting commentary from darn near all quarters on this doping case.

    Is this guy banned for LIFE? ....he should be.

    The general commentary that, "well, if it ain't banned and/or tested for, then I can use/do it" is the unfortunate loop hole through which cheaters will continue to operate. Cycling isn't alone...and that doesn't mitigate the outrage we should all have for cycling cheaters...but cycling should be ruthless in finding and banning those who believe they must dope to be competitive.

    Banning for LIFE is the best course of action.
  2. Bruschi is a god
    38. Posted by Bruschi is a god Wed Oct 28 10:02am EDT

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    peter is the load that should have been swallowed
  3. Bruschi is a god
    37. Posted by Bruschi is a god Wed Oct 28 10:00am EDT

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    Peter...shut up...nobody likes you
  4. bikedad
    36. Posted by bikedad Tue Oct 27 10:26pm EDT

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    Doper Lance inspired three DEAD teammates. And NOT one Cancer cure!

    Nike Lance is a fraud!
  5. bikedad
    35. Posted by bikedad Tue Oct 27 10:25pm EDT

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    MEMO to the doper apologists (aka: LOW IQers)


    No athlete has EVER been suspended for injecting:

    insulin
    glucose
    cow blood
    micro dosed EPO
    hGH
    Pot Belge
    Ritalin
    Viagra
    Prozac
    Zoloft

    Per Lance's steroid doc, these are THUS PERMITTED. NO TESTING exists for these whatsoever!

    TV sport entertainment to for ADVERTISING results! Little else.

    ps: Frank Vandenbrouke joined Marco Pantani in a grave last week.
  6. Matt
    34. Posted by Matt Tue Oct 27 1:49pm EDT

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    Hey Bruschi, there is really only one poster who you should be addressing when you talk about posting over and and over again, repeating the same thing again and again. Just look at all the current cycling threads and you will understand, maybe you already do. Just don't lump everyone here into your "idiot" charaterizations. I agree with you about L.A. and what awareness and renewed energy he has brought to all local cycling communities. it has been great in our area also.
  7. Bruschi is a god
    33. Posted by Bruschi is a god Tue Oct 27 12:37pm EDT

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    Do you guys have anything better to do then post the same sh*t over and over again, I got your point about "cow blood" BS the first time. Did Lance use? Maybe, Maybe not, but lets look at the real facts about what has transpired over the past years. The interest levels and personal goals of the American public to get out on a bike and ride have increased in tremendous amounts. Lance encouraged people to get out and ride, he has been an inspriration to cancer patients and survivors...and if you morons have not read the article fully it was for a FRENCH rider! But then you idiots will take anything you can to post your dried out opinions on Lance. ..idiots..just shut up and ride!!
  8. bikedad
    32. Posted by bikedad Mon Oct 26 7:45pm EDT

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    MEMO to the doper apologists (aka: LOW IQers)


    No athlete has EVER been suspended for injecting:

    insulin
    glucose
    cow blood
    micro dosed EPO
    hGH
    Pot Belge
    Ritalin
    Viagra
    Prozac
    Zoloft

    Per Lance's steroid doc, these are THUS PERMITTED. NO TESTING exists for these whatsoever!

    TV sport entertainment to for ADVERTISING results! Little else.

    ps: Frank Vandenbrouke joined Marco Pantani in a grave last week.
  9. bikedad
    31. Posted by bikedad Mon Oct 26 7:45pm EDT

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    Marion Jones was a scumbag her whole life.

    She failed her first and only drug test at age 16 (in high school)

    Johnnie Cochran got her off with the OJ Simpson racist allegation defense. (prior to the murders)

    Cochran was married to Marion's aunt---beofre he divorced her for a Caucasian blonde.

    TV sports fans are complete morons.

    Most events are DECIDED in advance.

    btw: the 1958 mega champion Charles Van Doren was GIVEN his answers too! NBC's idea, not his.
  10. bikedad
    30. Posted by bikedad Mon Oct 26 7:44pm EDT

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    If Marion Jones, Tiger Woods, Serena, Kobe, LeBroon, A-Roid, Flandis, LIVE WRONG Lance are your heroes----YOU NEED HELP.

    These are drug injected and fixed frauds. TV actors.

    Santa Claus is a BIG LIE too----to help Macy's and the media at Christmas time. $$$$$
  11. Harvey Dent
    29. Posted by Harvey Dent Mon Oct 26 6:22pm EDT

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    The truth about Peter Joachim.

    Peter Joachim is a writer for L'Equipe. He gets orders from ASO and AFLD to go on every single blog for cycling in the world to spread lies and inuendo about Lance Armstrong and other NON-FRENCH Cyclists and their unfounded, unproven doping activities. Meanwhile he has been instructed not to attack the biggest Doper in the Tour History--Richard Virenque who is a frenchman and got caught redhanded.

    Peter Joachim is the Joseph Goebbels of the Yahoo message boards.
  12. Matt
    28. Posted by Matt Mon Oct 26 12:17pm EDT

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    My 4 year old daughter is more mature than Peter Joachim...
  13. bikedad
    27. Posted by bikedad Sun Oct 25 10:52pm EDT

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    If Marion Jones, Tiger Woods, Serena, Kobe, LeBroon, A-Roid, Flandis, LIVE WRONG Lance are your heroes----YOU NEED HELP.

    These are drug injected and fixed frauds. TV actors.

    Santa Claus is a BIG LIE too----to help Macy's and the media at Christmas time. $$$$$
  14. bikedad
    26. Posted by bikedad Sun Oct 25 10:49pm EDT

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    Marion Jones was a scumbag her whole life.

    She failed her first and only drug test at age 16 (in high school)

    Johnnie Cochran got her off with the OJ Simpson racist allegation defense. (prior to the murders)

    Cochran was married to Marion's aunt---beofre he divorced her for a Caucasian blonde.

    TV sports fans are complete morons.

    Most events are DECIDED in advance.

    btw: the 1958 mega champion Charles Van Doren was GIVEN his answers too! NBC's idea, not his.
  15. bikedad
    25. Posted by bikedad Sun Oct 25 10:46pm EDT

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    International Rugby and Soccer are 100% doped too. (steroids, hGH, insulin, EPO and blood transfusions)

    Cow blood IVs too!

    Lance is just one Nike drug addict.
  16. bikedad
    24. Posted by bikedad Sun Oct 25 10:44pm EDT

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    TV entertainment involves doping, fixed outcomes and TV themed results.

    TV funded theater is NOT sport.

    Lance, Tiger, Kobe, LeBron, Serena & Lance are NOT the very best athletes. Just the best Nike branded ones.

    TV only features 'programmed and doped sporting products"'
  17. bikedad
    23. Posted by bikedad Sun Oct 25 10:43pm EDT

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    MEMO to the doper apologists (aka: LOW IQers)


    No athlete has EVER been suspended for injecting:

    insulin
    glucose
    cow blood
    micro dosed EPO
    hGH
    Pot Belge
    Ritalin
    Viagra
    Prozac
    Zoloft

    Per Lance's steroid doc, these are THUS PERMITTED. NO TESTING exists for these whatsoever!

    TV sport entertainment to for ADVERTISING results! Little else.

    ps: Frank Vandenbrouke joined Marco Pantani in a grave last week.
  18. Matt
    22. Posted by Matt Sun Oct 25 9:16pm EDT

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    that's the biggest bunch of BS I have ever heard. If there was no cheating and steroids in sports there would still be a huge entertainment base and avid fans everywhere. People love a good game whatever sport there is. Look at soccor worlwide. Now that is an avid fan base if I ever saw one. Huge TV ratings in Europe and elsewhere. Where is the link and rigged matches linked to doping here??? What a crock to say that TV entertainment involves and equals doping and that the results are rigged. That is what I am hearing. If I am not hearing that, please tell me. Yes, unfortunately there is cheating in sports and no one is saying this is a good thing. I am certainly not. PJ takes things to a whole different level when he lumps all these other athletes into one big doping pool. Is there entertainment value in sporting events? Naturally. No denial here. It sucks that some of my heros such as Marion Jones was cheating. That broke my heart when I heard that and she is paying for her dire mistakes. I say all doping cheaters should have the book thrown at them. I want as much as possible, all sports to be cleaned up of the cheaters when caught. In the meantime, I will continue to be a fan of the beautiful sport of cycling and other sports and when the dopers are caught, may the book be thrown at them along the way. I guess that is one area PJ and I can agree on...
  19. bikedad
    21. Posted by bikedad Sun Oct 25 3:57pm EDT

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    Correct! I agree,

    TV entertainment involves doping, fixed outcomes and TV themed results.

    TV funded theater is NOT sport.

    Lance, Tiger, Kobe, LeBron, Serena & Lance are NOT the very best athletes. Just the best Nike branded ones.
  20. <i>sourceentropy</i>
    20. Posted by sourceentropy Sun Oct 25 3:04pm EDT

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    Peter's got a point even though he keeps repeating it. Cycling is a lot like Baseball, no one really cares as long as most fans are entertained. Americans like to live in denial as long as their heros win, i.e. Mcguire, Sosa, Lance, etc . It's unfortunate, there's no sense of fair play from either sport, so in reality neither is a sport, just entertainment.
  21. bikedad
    19. Posted by bikedad Sun Oct 25 1:10pm EDT

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    MEMO to the doper apologists (aka: LOW IQers)


    No athlete has EVER been suspended for injecting:

    insulin
    glucose
    cow blood
    micro dosed EPO
    hGH
    Pot Belge
    Ritalin
    Viagra
    Prozac
    Zoloft

    Per Lance's steroid doc, these are THUS PERMITTED. NO TESTING exists for these whatsoever!

    TV sport entertainment to for ADVERTISING results! Little else.

    ps: Frank Vandenbrouke joined Marco Pantani in a grave last week.
  22. bikedad
    18. Posted by bikedad Sun Oct 25 1:10pm EDT

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    MEMO to the doper apologists (aka: LOW IQers)


    No athlete has EVER been suspended for injecting:

    insulin
    glucose
    cow blood
    micro dosed EPO
    hGH
    Pot Belge
    Ritalin
    Viagra
    Prozac
    Zoloft

    Per Lance's steroid doc, these are THUS PERMITTED. NO TESTING exists for these whatsoever!

    TV sport entertainment to for ADVERTISING results! Little else.

    ps: Frank Vandenbrouke joined Marco Pantani in a grave last week.
  23. James
    17. Posted by James Sun Oct 25 3:46am EDT

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    So i guess i am a bit confused with PJ. Shouldn't he be happy with all the headlines of people getting busted for doping? It's quite a cool thing that the cheats are getting caught. I am glad of it b/c there is no room for them in this sport! Could you imagine if there were as many people getting caught in football, baseball, or basketball? What more does this douche want?
    Instead, all i see from this knucklehead is cut and paste excrement. By-the-by #12. Very funny post!!! It made me laugh:-)
  24. Valkyrie
    16. Posted by Valkyrie Sat Oct 24 10:25pm EDT

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    Peter Joachim's Spanish doctor banned in Portuguese doping case

    LISBON, Portugal (AP)—Portugal’s cycling federation has suspended Peter Joachim's spanish doctor for 10 years after finding him guilty of providing illegal substances to Joachim in the country’s biggest doping case.

    The federation says Joachim's doctor provided EPO, cow blood, Viagra, Prozac, as well as prohibited substances, including performance-enhancing drugs and materials to mask control samples, to Peter during the 2008 season.

    In a ruling released late Wednesday, the federation’s disciplinary committee also fined Peter Joachim $4,200 for showing up and wasting everyones time in a pitiful attempt to clear his name.

    The ruling is to be sent to the International Cycling Union, which may add international and a lifetime ban.

    Peter Joachim's cycling career has been in jeopardy for quite sometime now. He has failed numerous out of competition drug tests and spent two years in prison for stalking former professional road bicycle racer Greg LeMond. He was recently fired by his team for testing positive in yet another drug test.

    Peter Joachim is already banned from racing in the State of Israel for being a Holocaust denier.
  25. bikedad
    15. Posted by bikedad Sat Oct 24 7:10pm EDT

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    MEMO to drug cheats and frauds:

    Apologize for Nike & Lance LIVE WRONG!

    You LOVE sneaker and Pharma fraud.
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