Froome's corticosteroid TUE - UCI favoritism or not?

[V12man]

Standard therapy for illnesses that exacerbate conditions like asthma - essentially reducing lung inflammation and enabling the sufferer to breath more easily. Even taken for the wrong reasons, any advantage gained would be tiny, if there was any at all, because of the associated weight gain.

['Dale]

Insightful article on Inner Ring

 

http://inrng.com/2014/06/jdd-uci-froome/#more-20821

[BeegMig]

Aye aye aye.. another day another atricle.. soon Froome will be applying for a TUE for anti depressants.

You saw his face at the end of today's race too huh

[GaryvdM]

I struggle to see how a dermatological treatment would be able to treat that sort of medical condition (asthma)

 

The medical condition they were treating was not asthma, but reportedly respiratory infection.

 

Yes, prednisolone administered dermatological is useless for treating respiratory infection, and hence they got a TUE for oral administration. But the administration is not the crux of the matter.

 

The issue is that if there is a rule that states that a TUE for a corticosteroid can only be grated for out of competition use, did the UCI ignore this by allowing it in competition.

 

If such a rule does exist, they have some explaining to do. If it does not exist, and the quote I posted above is incorrect, then yes, it is a non issue.

[GaryvdM]

Insightful article on Inner Ring

 

http://inrng.com/201...ome/#more-20821

 

Thanks, that's much more in depth.

[TALUS]

I did not read the article. I have applied for TUE for Olympic athletes for Cortisone before. Yes it can enhance performance. It does shorten "turn around time". Cortisone is the mother of all anti-inflammatories. It also has the most side-effects. Lance got out of jail once by retrospectively getting a prescription for an ointment for saddlesores. It gets absorbed systemically from cream.

[Gen]

 

You saw his face at the end of today's race too huh

 

Lol

 

I actually thought I saw a bit of snivelling on the podium when he got the green jersey

[jcza]

Same Zorzoli..... the guy Ferrari accused of making high Hgb results go away

 

[McD23]

who cares , nobody worries about the biggest loser in a race

it will blow over now he hasn't won

[GaryvdM]

who cares , nobody worries about the biggest loser in a race

it will blow over now he hasn't won

 

This was not for Critérium du Dauphiné. It was for Tour de Romandie which he did win.

Edited June 15, 2014 by GaryvdM

[kosmonooit]

The issue is that its claimed the right protocol wasn't followed:

 

"A report in Le Journal du Dimanche claimed that the UCI gave Froome a therapeutic use exemption for the corticosteroid prednisolone without following the correct protocol."

 

 

http://www.cyclingne...was-above-board

Edited June 15, 2014 by kosmonooit

[TALUS]

I have now read both articles. I dont think the explanation is good at all. 40mg is a good stiff dose. To make it very clear: Inhaled Cortisone excist in many forms. It then works well in the lungs without having much effect elsewhere. If it was for bronchitis it should be possible to inhale a decent dose. I am not very convinced with the facts at hand. Problem again is the grey areas. I have said many times life is not black and white. I am just saying that if we are talking about the intention of the rules as it stands now, then this is surely bending it.

[Gen]

Same Zorzoli..... the guy Ferrari accused of making high Hgb results go away

 

I do not understand how they can still ha8be anyone from THAT era still involved with the sport.

 

Honestly.. clean house and start over.

Edited June 15, 2014 by Gen

[McD23]

This was not for Critérium du Dauphiné. It was for Tour de Romandie which he did win.

well then he got a problem on his hands it appears, maybe he better call Lance and ask for some advice

[Cav']

Where there's smoke...

[VicanZA]

They juicing, we all know it! They gonna do... Because they can..

 

Wasn't that Colombian from team sky found to be taking juice earlier this year?