Didn't some athletes do something similar in the 80s/90s?

They'd transfuse a pint of highly oxegenated blood before competing. I don't know whether that was or is legal.

Oxygen tents are used routinely these days for athletes in all sorts of sports recoverying from injury (didn't Becks use one before the WC?)

Posted By: BerlinCanary on November 12th 2008 at 20:13:28

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If cycling used the same testing regimes that football currently does (Other Football) - blindasabat, Nov 12, 17:26:42
- Ever since Manu Petit said something, it's been something I just guessed was rife (Other Football) - Smickers, Nov 12, 17:45:13
  - Not sure if anyone knows this but I used to be in the Army (Other Football) - Tombs, Nov 12, 17:55:13
    - I just remember when stam got caught, quick 6month ban and he was (Other Football) - Smickers, Nov 12, 18:07:47
      - forgive my total fucking ignorance (Other Football) - Tombs, Nov 12, 18:16:47
        
        don't know if it still goes on (Other Football) - blindasabat, Nov 12, 18:45:36
        
        Didn't some athletes do something similar in the 80s/90s? (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Nov 12, 20:13:28
        
        still goes on now and is very illegal in cycling and athletics (Other Football) - blindasabat, Nov 12, 21:07:52
        
        In truth there is - most recreational drugs are hardly performance enhancing (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Nov 12, 18:22:33
        
        So the real issue is the promotion of a clean healthy image for the good of the sport as o (Other Football) - Tombs, Nov 12, 18:25:44
        
        Officially both I guess (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Nov 12, 18:33:28
        
        absolutely that (Other Football) - Tombs, Nov 12, 18:43:15
        
        erm, i don't "guess" (Other Football) - Tombs, Nov 12, 18:44:25
        
        This proves the point, I guess... (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Nov 12, 20:14:37
        
        looked quite slick to me (Other Football) - Tombs, Nov 12, 20:18:22
        
        "With one man climbing a tree to feed the birds, the troop commander gave up" (Other Football) - Tombs, Nov 12, 20:22:51
        
        *Tom Simpson* (n/m) (Other Football) - blindasabat, Nov 12, 18:42:01
        
        Oops, yeah, Tom... (n/m) (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Nov 12, 20:10:26
  - I thought Ferdinand got off lightly (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Nov 12, 17:48:01
    - He's also extremely bitter about it (Other Football) - Smickers, Nov 12, 17:52:29
      - "Can people please refrain from posting rumours regarding anyone's private life" (n/m) (Other Football) - shoddy, Nov 12, 17:55:37
        
        I didny say owt (n/m) (Other Football) - Smickers, Nov 12, 18:03:12
  - The other thing too (Other Football) - Smickers, Nov 12, 17:47:48
- they're taking the piss (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Nov 12, 17:39:51

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