Recent content by mercycle

Proof in a legal sense? If so, who has jurisdiction, riders home country legal system, a World Court, someone else? Criminal or civil courts? Reason for asking is that historically, different countries have different standards for legal evidence. If the goal is to ban forever anyone...

The obvious answer to all potential food issues is WADA. As soon as a person is recognized as a potential world class caliber athlete, WADA will supply all food, all supplements, all liquids, in season or out of season, for races, for training until the person retires or does not prove out...

How do we know Greg didn't dope? Just because he says so and "he never tested positive"? :eek: Kidding, just trying to point out that his standard/stance is the same as others, isn't it?

Black coffee: French Roast or an Espresso Roast. Milk? Perhaps some whipped cream, but in general, no. Sweetener: Real Maple Syrup, Dark Amber. One thing that I still can't figure out: Decaffinated French Roast. Kind of like "light beer", why?

Does this really surprise anyone? How many greats (at whatever sport) need a competitor to actually bring out their best? Personal opinion: heart rate monitors and power meters are more useful during training to make sure you are going "appropriately" (hard enough when you want hard, easy...

If the testing can be guaranteed to be unambiguous, repeatable in a scientific manner (a test that shows X ppm of substance K in a French lab will show X ppm of substance K in a Kazkh lab), the testers have zero knowledge of whos sample it is (even for retroactive testing), the rider and team...

Wait until they get really close, then slam on your brakes. It helps if you can wiggle the back wheel a bit to take out their front wheel. They're behind, the onus is on them to avoid your wheel. :D Learn how to accelerate when seated by increasing your cadence without any visible sign...

If you are talking about the US Congressional Medal of Honor, then this is highly inappropriate. As a civilian, Lance would never receive one. I understand the gist of what you are trying to say, but pick a different award.

Go back and look at your cycling history, it's long been touted as a way to improve performance (Bartali, some of the Belgium greats)

Are you saying that Greg no longer deserves any respect?

Anyone think better road surfaces may play a role in speed increases? Just curious as I look at pictures from before 1950 or so.

Including methods that promote the bodies natural responses, things like altitude? That's part of the problem with general and overbroad statements.

On the "band list"? No, it just means you have a poor taste in music. :D Not on the Banned list on the other hand, no it's not doping. Blanket terms or phrases such as "...any substance or method which enhances performance" are overbroad and likely hard to enforce. Food is a substance...

You may want to go back a bit further in history, look up the name Charly Gaul. Heck take a gander for Federico Bahamontes too. Spinning lighter gears when going uphill is a technique that has been around as long as there have been at least 2 gears.

When done properly, aren't there more muscles in use at any point in time when running vs cycling? If you are sitting on the bike correctly, you shouldn't be using a lot of muscles to hold your body in position (theoretical ideal), just your legs going around. Running you are using muscles to...