Nairo Quintana was punished for testing positive for tramadol in the past Tour de Francewhere he is disqualified, but he will be able to continue competing without problems, so that if he and his team, Arkéa-Samsic, They consider it appropriate that they can dispute this Friday Lback as they planned.
Some may wonder why he can still compete and what is tramadol and what are its side effects? The ICU very clear in the released statement that it has prohibited and authorized its use since March 1, 2019 “to protect the health and safety of cyclists from the effects of this substance”, and points out that since it is not considered doping, Nairo can continue to compete.
In 2017 researchers from University of Granada published the first randomized clinical trial on the effects of tramadol, an analgesic drug, on sports and cognitive performance, due to its frequent use in the platoon. The SINC Agency It stressed that among its side effects are drowsiness and decreased ability to concentrate or react to stimuli and noted that “the results are not conclusive.”
Tramadol is a drug belonging to the family of opioid analgesics, which is mainly prescribed to treat severe pain, such as back pain or postoperative pain, which was first described in its text SINC Agency that “among these side effects, drowsiness and reduced ability to concentrate or respond to stimuli stand out, which can cause many falls within the cycling squad. However, rumors that it is based on speculation only, and to date there is no evidence of its effect on athletic and cognitive performance.
A study conducted by University of Granada (UGR), with funding from WADA and administration of Spanish Medicines Agency, is the first scientific evidence on this matter to try to clarify all the controversy surrounding this substance. The SINC Agency pointed out that “a double-blind method was used in the study (the effects of tramadol were compared with a placebo, in the same group of participants). The results of a first study show an increase in physical performance (~5 %) under the effects of tramadol, compared to those who took a placebo. However, this result was not replicated in a second experiment where participants (a different group from experiment 1) performed physical task together with a cognitive task (respond to infrequent stimuli that occur in a series of frequent stimuli that they do not have to respond to). At the brain level, in the second experiment, they found an effect of tramadol with relation to the processing of stimuli”.
For this reason, tramadol is not included in the list of doping substances of M.Abut it’s on the list of substances that are being monitored, substances that are being studied for possible abuse, that’s why he’s disqualified from the Tour but can continue to compete because it’s not considered doping.
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Source: La Verdad
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