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• UCI to Restore Szczepaniaks’ U23 Cyclocross Worlds Results

  1 April 10 • 9 comments

  This was published on April 1, 2010 and was an April Fools’ story. Following an emotional interview published in Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws (and discussed previously in Cyclocross Magazine) in which disgraced U23 World Championships winner Pawel Szczepaniak revealed what prompted him and his younger brother, second place finisher Kacper, to use EPO before the [...]

• Pawel Szczepaniak Admits to EPO, Discusses the Lead-Up and Ramifications

  29 March 10 • 4 comments

  by Christine Vardaros Pawel Szczepaniak admits to having taken EPO leading up to the U23 World Championships from a still unnamed drug source, but claims that at the time he thought he was taking vitamins. According to an interview with Het Laatste Nieuws, after his form dipped post-European Championships, where he placed second, he was [...]

• Work Ethics, Instant Gratification and Doping – A Column by Lee Waldman

  28 March 10 • 0 comment

  

  Cyclocross Magazine columnist Lee Waldman takes a break from his normal updates on his progress as a Masters racer to reflect on…well, “kids today.” He’s a teacher, so he knows of what he speaks. In case you missed it, go back and check out Lee’s previous column and his thoughts on quitting. by Lee Waldman [...]

• Kacper Szczepaniak Attempts Suicide

  15 March 10 • 7 comments

  Kacper Szczepaniak, the young Polish rider who placed second in the U23 World Championships in Tabor and subsequently tested positive for EPO, tried to kill himself. His brother Pawel, who won the event and also tested positive for EPO, confirmed the news and reported to Belgian publication Het Laatste Nieuws that it was their father [...]

• Reactions to Szczepaniak Brothers’ Positive Doping Tests

  13 March 10 • 1 comment

  by Josh Liberles Cyclocross continues to be at the center of lots of hub-bub in cycling news outlets, and is the focus of a good deal of online chatter. Unfortunately the story that’s creating all the stir continues to be the positive EPO test readings for Polish brothers Pawel and Kacper Szczepaniak, the top two [...]

• Szczepaniak Brothers Positive for EPO at World Championships – Updated

  11 March 10 • 7 comments

  The Polish brothers Kacper and Pawel Szczepaniak were found to be positive for EPO at the UCI World Cyclocross Championships in Tabor, Czech Republic on January 31. Pawel, 20, came away with the Espoir World Championship title, winning with a 20 second gap over the younger Kacper, 19, in second place. Pending a review and [...]

• Mariusz Gil Tackles World Cup Cyclocross, Belgian Life and Peanut’s Cookies

  27 February 10 • 1 comment

  

  A Foreigner on a Belgian Race Schedule by Christine Vardaros “I must try your cookies first before I give you an interview,” responded Poland National Champion Mariusz Gil when he heard that his Baboco-Revor Team manager Steven Baekelandt scheduled him an interview to take place at my home – juice and cookies on the menu. [...]