Will banning needles have any effect on doping??
This is the latest plan by the Anti Doing Lot to curb the enthusiasm of riders wanting to go faster.
I have heard that Testosterone is applied by "band aid" style plasters but I guess the "blood in a bag" technique could be a problem for the Dopers.
I am sure the Dopers are already trying to get around this new hurdle so is there any hope of cleaner racing??
Link below-
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/millar- ... e-the-race
-Jerry
I have heard that Testosterone is applied by "band aid" style plasters but I guess the "blood in a bag" technique could be a problem for the Dopers.
I am sure the Dopers are already trying to get around this new hurdle so is there any hope of cleaner racing??
Link below-
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/millar- ... e-the-race
-Jerry
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”- Albert Einstein
"You can't ride the Tour de France on mineral water."
-Jacques Anquetil
"You can't ride the Tour de France on mineral water."
-Jacques Anquetil
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those who want to cheat will always find a way of cheating, i still think as has been said before that they should make all riders publish their power meter readings to WADA or whoever then if a rider suddenly has a big gain in power the chances are they have doped0
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EPO and blood transfusions have been banned for ages.
Didn't stop anyone, did it?
If they started looking for evidence of needle use on a daily basis, that would be a good step.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
Anything that makes it that little bit harder for dopers has got to be good... or am I being a simpleton?0
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I know this sounds daft but would they be inspecting riders buttocks for punctures??
The butt has been a favourite spot for these kind of things.
a link below shows this-
(BE AWARE THERE IS NUDITY!!)
http://www.medicalvideos.us/videos/2429 ... e-buttocks“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”- Albert Einstein
"You can't ride the Tour de France on mineral water."
-Jacques Anquetil0 -
Teams can't have these things lying around any more but the message isn't just the ban, it's that you just don't need a syringe to get vitamins or anything more.0
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jerry3571 wrote:I know this sounds daft but would they be inspecting riders buttocks for punctures??
The butt has been a favourite spot for these kind of things.
Transfusions can only be performed at certain places on the body. It makes a lot of sense to inspect those areas. Ditto for EPO to a degree, to evade tests you take it IV and then it's less likely to show up in a test.Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.0 -
Good point. I have had drips in the top side of my hand and the arm (opposite side to the elbow) so I guess for blood it would have to be put in to these places; not in the butt as I had fun in showing before.
-Jerry“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”- Albert Einstein
"You can't ride the Tour de France on mineral water."
-Jacques Anquetil0 -
Realistically it means that teams who suddenly are found with syringes can immediately be prosecuted without having to find out what was in them.
I remember QS did it a while back, with Steven de Jong moaning about how he has to take 20 odd vitamin pills a day.0 -
ozzzyosborn206 wrote:those who want to cheat will always find a way of cheating, i still think as has been said before that they should make all riders publish their power meter readings to WADA or whoever then if a rider suddenly has a big gain in power the chances are they have doped
Yeah, that'll work. A couple of weeks ago I did 414w for 20 minutes during a light warm up for a sprint workout. Given that my FTP is about 330w, I've clearly been doping, haven't I? Should I be banned?
Obviously, what actually happened is that my PT broke. And let's not ignore the fact that powermeters need calibration - why wouldn't a rider calibrate his powermeter 50w lower after a transfusion or whatever?0