Lance Armstrong literally had a bad hair day.
A French anti-doping inspector armed with a pair of scissors this week took six clumps of the former Tour de France champion’s hair that now will be tested for signs of drug use. Armstrong says his hair was so “butchered†by the test that he had to get a buzz-cut to hide the mess.
If it sounds like a joke, it’s anything but. In France, hair tests are now being used to hunt down …
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Seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong submitted a hair sample for a surprise doping test in France.
The French anti-doping agency Wednesday published hair test results suggesting widespread use among French athletes of DHEA, a banned substance that can be used to boost testosterone levels.
Armstrong was approached for a hair sample Tuesday in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, where he is training, AFLD chief Pierre Bordry said. This was the first time the AFLD has tested Armstrong since he came back to cycling.
“He needs to know that he is like everyone else,†Bordry said. “To have done this test yesterday was a good way … Details
The 2009 Gravity East Schedule has been finalized as of today. Below are the dates! Listed beside each date are the events that will take place. New for this year is a Gravity East Series for dual slalom! Gravity East finals will again take place at Plattekill Mountain in October. This year at the helm as series Director is Daniel McDonald of DHD Promotions. The series is comprised of 11 downhill races with the best of eight determining the champion with a $5,000.00 finals purse.
This is a USA Cycling sanctioned series and is also part of the USA Cycling Pro Gravity Tour with UCI World Cup Points up for grabs…. Details