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    cnort replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.

    Yes, which is why it is disappointing that David Walsh is the one expressing this sentiment. Arguing that the management of all teams...

    Yesterday at 4:52 PM
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    cnort replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.

    I see David Walsh has a full page article in The Sunday Times today [behind a paywall], titled "I don't judge Pogacar by past of his...

    Sunday at 2:15 PM
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    cnort replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.

    On reflection - of you look at the best seasons of riders like Merckx, Maertens and Kelly - they were winning every month of the season...

    Saturday at 5:49 PM
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    cnort replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.

    Eddy Merckx is an obvious comparison. But remember too that Bernard Hinault won the Tour de France five times, the Giro three times and...

    Thursday at 1:35 PM
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    cnort replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.

    From the Wikipedia page on blood doping: Detection for autologous blood doping Autologous blood doping detection is done indirectly via...

    May 5, 2025
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    cnort replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.

    Is the grey zone not stuff that is technically allowed to some extent but is not entirely in the spirit of clean sport? I'll wager a...

    May 4, 2025
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    cnort replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.

    The riders get tested a lot but very few test positive - that does not imply corruption and or ineptitude in the testers, but it also...

    May 4, 2025
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    cnort replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.

    I don't disagree with this per se, but I suspect the conditions in track and field are much more consistent and reproduceable. The...

    May 3, 2025
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    cnort replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.

    I started following cycling in 1989, and I remember the crazy stuff happening in the early 90s. I agree that for fans, it wasn't...

    May 3, 2025
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    cnort replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.

    Hey - this is the Pogacar thread, why Vingegaard into it?

    May 2, 2025
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    cnort replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.

    There was that post-Worlds kerfuffle with his bike and the official. Do we know if his bike was checked in the end or what the outcome...

    Apr 30, 2025
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    cnort replied to the thread Question Poll - is tadej pocagar using a hidden motor?.

    Of course! But this will quickly lead to some crazy one-upmanship. Next year Visma will use three. Eventually they will need bikes with...

    Apr 30, 2025
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    cnort replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.

    From that Observer article: In 2021, Gianetti made a rare statement on his past: “It was a very different culture and mentality.” Yes...

    Apr 29, 2025
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    cnort replied to the thread Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti.

    Ignoring the UAE Tour, Pogacar started his spring campaign with a win at Strade Bianche on 8 March. If he podiums at Liege, that would...

    Apr 26, 2025
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    cnort replied to the thread Question Poll - is tadej pocagar using a hidden motor?.

    If only a few are currently using motors, surely it will become increasingly mainstream. Like the good old intelligence test that is the...

    Apr 26, 2025

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