Incidents
Van der Poel positive #1 01/05/1983 Positive test ID 888
Van der Poel tested positive for the poison strychnine after winning the 1983 Grand Prix of Frankfurt. He was disqualified and blamed the result on having eaten contaminated pigeon meat.
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Sources
- The Doping Excuses Hall of Fame, Wired, 15/01/1997
- Een mafketel met karakter in z'n donder, NRC, 29/01/2000