Recent content by Lyon

Re: Limited hangout. Nothing new, nothing sensational - it's just Sky-type gray area ***. What is interesting is that they felt the need to talk about this at such an early stage. Times have changed.

Why are people talking about 'research shows this' and 'research shows that' when the real research is done daily by countless athletes all over the world? And [i]that[i] research shows without a shadow of doubt that asthma inhalers/whathaveyous is indeed performance enhancing even before you...

Re: This was a long time ago but when one of my brothers studied to become a doctor in the early to mid-nineties there where fellow students that would place in the top 10-15 in national championships on not much training. Of course these people had put in the required training in the years...

The last American grand tour winner want to have a word with you.

There will come a time when we look back at the Froome/Sky era and remember it fondly. Just imagine what will replace it and you will be halfway there already.

Re: This is beside the point but labeling patriotism as nationalsim is. On point: Never go full Norwegian.

Re: He read it on his birth-certificate.

Re: It get's worse. This was his only time. Those eyes don't lie. Unluckiest doper of all time.

Just wait until a Norwegian study surfaces that state EPO does indeed work but only during summer months.

Re: Re: Because Froome did it on his own. Cycling is a sport for opportunists and Froome saw an opportunity. I'm sure Sky was as surprised as the rest but, like the rest, knew exactly what was up and went with it. Froome was basically holding Sky hostage at that point.

I think the media will quiet down after a while but I'm still hoping for someone to do some investigative journalism because now's the time. It feels like there is a window of opportunity where the Norwegian press will actually be taking you seriously. But who knows how long it will stay open?

The cases themselves, however interesting, is not as interesting as the way the Norwegian Skiing Federation is handling them (at least to someone like me who doesn't actually watch skiing). It is a bit like with Sky - there comes a point when even plausible explanations are met with a shrug (or...

Re: You are right that the mentioned media where more critical during the Sundby case than what could be feared. I am hoping that when the noise surrounding the current case dies down that some media will start questioning the attitudes and practices within the Norwegian Skiing Federation much...

Re: Yes, it is important not to get to hung up on the technicalities. To me, it is the way this (and the Sundby case) is being handled that speaks volumes and which needs to be focused on. So far the Norwegian press has followed script and nobody wants to rock the boat but I believe we are only...

Don't forget to include the early eighties. What did the swedes do back then that the Norwegians didn't? Why did the swedes so hastily abandon their own research into altitude training (only for the Norwegians to pick up the remains and reap the benefits)? Who from the Swedish camp deflected to...