Silence - Lotto to become Omega Pharma - Lotto in 2010

frenchfighter

They turn their sponsors over pretty often - Davitamon, Predictor and Silence.

http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Sportwereld/Ar ... 102009_029

redddraggon

It's still the same sponsor, jsut a different name

afx237vi

Omega Pharma is the parent company that owns Davitamon, Predictor and Silence.

Although looking at the company website, it's strange that they're not using the cycling team to promote any of their other brands... they still haven't used Paranix (headlice treatment) or Wartner (wart removal) :shock:

bompington

I love the whole idea of pharmaceutical companies sponsoring cycling teams....

FJS

bompington wrote:

I love the whole idea of pharmaceutical companies sponsoring cycling teams....

Consider it a Test Team, like Cervelo :?


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TommyEss

Yeah - Predictor was a pregnancy test kit they were marketing, can't remember what Silence was - but you get the picture.

It's only like going from "Team Chapstick" to "Pfizer/Wyeth Pro Cylcing Team"

afx237vi

Silence is some kind of anti-snoring spray. I've seen that advertised on TV here. No idea what Davitamon is/was.

TommyEss

From a quick glance of their webpage, looks like multivitamins.

FJS

Of the three Davitamon is the most familiar household name brand in Belgium and Holland. Vitamin supplements, Vitamin for kids, etc.

takethehighroad

Isn't the Tour of Cali sponsored by a company that make EPO?

afx237vi

Yeah, Amgen, makers of epogen and aranesp...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amgen#Products

Do riders still use aranesp? The wiki page made me remember Museeuw and his wasp nests:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/editions/fir ... ary-6-2005

takethehighroad

It's strange how many pro cyclists are anaemic :roll:

I remember reading that Pantani's iron count was 1200

TommyEss

Just keep in mind that EPO is very much a lifesaver to patients who need it - just as steroids have a very serious and important role in patient care.

It's only the idiots abusing it that have given these a bad name - they're still great drugs (in context)

ms_tree

afx237vi wrote:

Omega Pharma is the parent company that owns Davitamon, Predictor and Silence.

Although looking at the company website, it's strange that they're not using the cycling team to promote any of their other brands... they still haven't used Paranix (headlice treatment) or Wartner (wart removal) :shock:

That would make for interesting kit! Black dots for the former and lumps for the second!

deal

TommyEss wrote:

Just keep in mind that EPO is very much a lifesaver to patients who need it - just as steroids have a very serious and important role in patient care.

It's only the idiots abusing it that have given these a bad name - they're still great drugs (in context)

Mortality in Cancer Patients Being Treated for Anemia

Darbepoetin alfa 26%
Placebo 20%

Note: Based on a 16-week study of 985 patients.
Source: Dr. Glaspy

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_h ... n29427937/

OffTheBackAdam

Remember that EPO was originally developed for use by Renal Dialysis patients. There it was a miracle drug, saving the need for repeated blood transfusions & the associated risks of infection & iron overload.
The use in oncology was a further licence.
Also, the article needs reading, notably this bit.
"Many studies have shown that the use of erythropoietin analogues does significantly decrease the number of blood transfusions needed in chemotherapy-related anemia, and these analogues have long been approved for this indication"

TommyEss

I had dialysis in my head - but wrote chemo - my bad.

Can't say that a 16 week study of 985 patients is particularly representative though - read "Bad Science" by Ben Goldacre.