Charges against the athletes

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Not only have Museeuw and De Clercq been entangled in the doping affair surrounding veterinarian José Landuyt, soigneur Herman Versele and drug couriers Georges Windels and Freddy Walraevens, as well as riders Jo Planckaert, Chris Peers, Nico Henderickx, Birger Donie and Oliver Penny have got their own dossiers in the matter..... http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/oct05/oct03news2


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Johan Museeuw - cyclist
-Possession of a dose of 80 to 100 mcg Aranesp (between 2/7 and 8/7/03)
-Possession of a dose of 40 to 60 mcg Aranesp (between 2/7 and 8/7/03)
-Possession of 2000 units of EPO (between 23/08/03 and 25/08/03)
-Possession of a syringe containing dexamethasone, found during the house search of 4/9/03

Mario De Clercq - cyclist

-Possession of Rusocortin with Spanish insert (house search 4/9/03)
-possession of Minirin R. and Demapressin Acetate. After analysis this appeared to contain a pituitary hormone
-possession of a white box containing four ampoules with red covers without label. Contained white powder which after analysis was shown to be somatropine (growth hormone).
-Possession of large quantities EPO and Aranesp, also DHEA, Diprophos, Geref 50 (growth hormone) and Undestor

Jo Planckaert - cyclist

-Possession of Aranesp or EPO (between 1/6/03 and 20/6/03)
-Possession of Aranesp or EPO (between 10/7/03 and 17/07/03)
-Possession of 4000 units of EPO (4/8/03)
-Possession of 4000 units EPO (5/08/03)
-Possession of a syringe containing donidoptropine (pregnancy hormone) found during the house search of 4/9/03

Chris Peers - cyclist

-Possession of EPO or Aranesp (between 1/6/03 and 20/6/03)
-Possession of 15 mcg Aranesp, 20 mcg Aranesp and 1.500 ml Pregnyl (between 10/7/03 and 17/07/03)
-Possession of 1.500 ml Pregnyl (23/07/03)
-Possession of Synacthen (2/8/03)
-Possession of 4000 units EPO (4/08/03)
-Possession of 4000 units EPO (05/08/03)
-Possession of 8 doses of EPO or Aranesp (between 15/08/03 and 22/08/03)
-Possession of two syringes containing dexamethasone and seven syringes containing gonadrotopine (house search 4/9/03)

Birger Donie - rider

-Purchase of 3 boxes of Aranesp from Herman Versele
-Purchase of Diprophos, Synacthen and Pregnyl from Herman Versele

Nico Henderickx - cyclist

-Purchase of four boxes of Aranesp from Herman Versele

Oliver Penney - cyclist

-Possession of Testosterone, methyltestosterone, a syringe containing Eprex, Melatonin pills, vials with hydrocortisone, DHEA, Osandrolone pills, vials salbutamol, a box Solar Cortef (hydrocortisone) (house search of 4/9/03)
-Purchase of a box Aranesp and a box Neo-Recormon from José Landuyt

Pretty damning stuff.

And the UCI still insist that the sport is clean - mon Dieu.