Tour of EPO?

ODD?

Does anyone else find it odd that the Tour of California is sponsored by Amgen? What will they call it the EPO Tour of California or the Tour of California presented by EPO? Now I admit that if someone asked me yesterday who pioneered the manufacture of Erythropoietin (EPO) I couldn’t have told you. But doesn’t that make it even scarier? This is the best quote from the article:

“The company, which boasts more than $2 billion in annual sales, says that its sponsorship is driven by its awareness of the inappropriate use of its product. ‘We believe we have a responsibility to ensure that the medicines we develop are used properly,’ Amgen scientific director Steve Elliott told USA Today's Sal Ruibal. “

Are you kidding me?