Ex Vacansoleil team doctor on doping

timoid.
timoid. Posts: 3,133
edited May 2010 in Pro race
He reckons there about 20 riders still being prepared and everyone knows who's at it. Does this mean that the authorities know too and can target them? Seems like the usual carp where the truth is wrapped up in some invention to flog some pulp.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dutch-d ... auses-stir
It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.

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  • deal
    deal Posts: 857
    Only 20? :lol:
  • Hibbs
    Hibbs Posts: 291
    I read it as though 20 are being "especially" prepared, i.e. maximal doping. This doesn't necessarily mean that only 20 are doping, it's just that the rest aren't taking as many risks.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    There's probably at least 6 teams with a 'programme'...
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • Bernardus
    Bernardus Posts: 136
    Part of the book focuses on how the UCI handles doping. He says he suspected a rider based on his performance and blood-profile, but the UCI didn't respond to his questions and speculations.

    There's also a story about a Belgian rider who is tested and appears to have unusual blood values. The controller is a fan of the rider and switches the values with those of a Colombian rider. The Colombian rider can justify the values with a prescription (or something similar) and everybody can continue cycling.

    Source: http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=GCV2Q015Q&subsection=119
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    Compared to failed tests and the drama surrounding them, corruption doesn't get half as much coverage. For example, I know little of the history behind failed tests, although every now and then a cyclist (Kohl) will come out with a statement that is quite revealing. The UCI doesn't often give the impression of being much wiser.
  • sherer
    sherer Posts: 2,460
    Bernardus wrote:
    Part of the book focuses on how the UCI handles doping. He says he suspected a rider based on his performance and blood-profile, but the UCI didn't respond to his questions and speculations.

    There's also a story about a Belgian rider who is tested and appears to have unusual blood values. The controller is a fan of the rider and switches the values with those of a Colombian rider. The Colombian rider can justify the values with a prescription (or something similar) and everybody can continue cycling.

    Source: http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=GCV2Q015Q&subsection=119

    think this shows the problem with the testing at the moment. With it being handed down to national associations why would they want to bust a stay rider, just look at Valverde as an example of that.

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