bike race sponsored by the company that makes a drug that cyclists use illegally as a performance enhancer -- seems a tad dodgy to me!
NPR : Biotech Firm Amgen Sponsors Bike Race
Charles Pelkey, news editor of VeloNews magazine, discusses the Biotech firm Amgen's sponsorship of the new Tour of California cycling race. Amgen makes synthetic versions of the hormone erythropoietin, which some cyclists have illegally used to boost the amount of oxygen in their blood.
(I heard this the other day when I was in the car driving, and forgot to post it then.)
posted by Chloe | Sunday 06 November 2005 12:14 AM
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