Thought on doping and avoiding positive tests

donrhummy
donrhummy Posts: 2,329
edited May 2010 in Pro race
I was thinking about this the other day:

most of the drugs the cyclists take can only be detected for short periods of time and are primarily taken out-of-competition. With random testing, it's probably a bit hard and a crap shoot to time your doping so you're not caught.

However, the past few years, the UCI has greatly increased the number of out-of-competition tests. So, I'm wondering if they're often enough that now cyclists can dope only after tests and still get the full benefit. In other words:

1. Cyclist waits for tester to surprise them (maybe they get tested 1 every 2-3 weeks?)
2. Tester draws blood, urine and leaves
3. Doper imeadiately dopes knowing the tester won't show up again for at least a few weeks

Comments

  • paulcuthbert
    paulcuthbert Posts: 1,016
    Sometimes they can get a few tests a week- and then none for weeks
    The most painful climb in Northern Ireland http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs200.snc1/6776_124247198694_548863694_2335754_8016178_n.jpg
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    I think Levi Leipheimer got tested twice in 24 hours before the tour last year? That could have been by different authorities though.
  • rapid_uphill
    rapid_uphill Posts: 841
    The authorities are always one step behind anyway, so as long as you take the very latest gear you should be ok.
  • Rodrego Hernandez
    Rodrego Hernandez Posts: 1,436
    If we are to believe the current situation in cycling, these tests can be cheated, results kept quiet and missed OOC tests covered up.
  • rapid_uphill
    rapid_uphill Posts: 841
    and pay offs dont forget pay offs ;) nudge wink
    Rodrego Hernandez wrote:
    If we are to believe the current situation in cycling, these tests can be cheated, results kept quiet and missed OOC tests covered up.
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    rapid_uphill wrote:
    The authorities are always one step behind anyway, so as long as you take the very latest gear you should be ok.

    Unless you get hit by a surprise new test or retrospective testing or biological passport.
  • Rodrego Hernandez
    Rodrego Hernandez Posts: 1,436
    rapid_uphill wrote:
    and pay offs dont forget pay offs ;) nudge wink
    Rodrego Hernandez wrote:
    If we are to believe the current situation in cycling, these tests can be cheated, results kept quiet and missed OOC tests covered up.

    Pay offs, hushed up test results, these things all happened in the past and probably still happen now.
  • rapid_uphill
    rapid_uphill Posts: 841
    Biological passport cannot be used as proof of cheating, its suspicion isnt it?
  • ju5t1n
    ju5t1n Posts: 2,028
    rapid_uphill wrote:
    Biological passport cannot be used as proof of cheating, its suspicion isnt it?
    It's kept Pellizotti out of the Giro
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Couldnt find a link to the Leipheimer being tested twice but Fischer of Garmin was saying yesterday that he got tested twice within an hour by different organisations. Sees being woken up early as a lack of respect by idiots..

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/garmin- ... n-rest-day

    Not having a lie-in must be a bit annoying but the rest day does offer a good chance for people to take stuff IMO

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