Recent content by ColonelKidneyBeans

The passport seems a bit dead since the Kreuziger case. Synthetic hemoglobin can have a short half life (as short as one hour), depending of the composition of the particles, so if timed well they could give a nice boost on a given day without triggering the passport.

We more or less know what you can get away with, which is: - Low dose Testosterone -Thyroid hormones -Low dose EPO -Low volume transfusion -OOC Corticoid -AICAR in moderate dose -B2 agonists -HGH and IGF-1 -Insulin There are things that are more speculative, like synthetic hemoglobin...

I don't get why you're searching for a single "Gianetti's Ferrari", there's probably more than one of them, with different tasks (e.g. "what to take and how" and "where do we get the good stuff" can be/should be handled by two different person) , and they might come and go across the years. In...

It's actually better to specify if you don't want to be misunderstood, yes. But still, my bad.

Vuelta 2023, stage 3

I would not take what is said there at face value, for instance you can dig up old tour magazine test and see that the bikes from ~10 years ago were already close to what is on offer now . Heck, the F8 on which thomas won his tour is actually marginally more aero than the F12, and lighter to...

And now it ain't so? Pogacar/UAE are the most obvious offender, but most everyone is going crazy fast too...

Armsstrong and Bruyneel were feared too, history has a knack for repeating itself.

Funny that you would mention wikipedia and Gianetti Gianetti is a shady character with lot of friends (I've heard former pro saying that he's a rather likable guy), connections (The UCI and UAE seems to be in cahoots, see Mywoosh/cycling esports) , and money, that makes him one of the most...

I genuinely don't know why no question are asked, i've heard some noise from anonymous sources in the French press more or less saying "you don't want to get on the bad side of Gianetti", this might be the beginning of an answer.

Gianetti himself isn't a scientist but he has connections, like you pointed out, both with medical professional/dealers (See Guido Nigrelli) and he seems to have some clout in the political/sporting side of things (or maybe calling it the "milieu" would be more accurate). He always had some...

"Huge gains", let's do some back-of-the-envelope math here. The study you've linked claims an increase of 4 ml*min per gram of Hb mass (in absolute Vo2 max). Upthread you've claimed that heat training can increase total Hb mass by as much as 42 grams, let's take this at face value for the sake...

It's completely outlandish if it's in ml/(kg*min) but it might be in the ballpark in absolute value (ml*min). Can't be bothered to check that out today i confess.

I know this might not be evident at first sight, but this guy seems to be a true believer in Pogacar, so that's indeed the level here, but from some of his fans, not his critics.

Vine has three times the number of PCS point in 2025 he had in the past seasons, Mc Nulty has more than doubled his tally from the past since 2024. UAE as a whole had their best season by far in 2024 (coming from what was already their best season ever in 2023) and they are going to do even...