Recent content by peterfin

At least we know that Remco wasn't pro as a junior. He was steamrolling the whole junior peloton while learning to ride a bike and eating ice cream and pizza.

Prior to his 19th birthday (and prior to turning pro) his VO2max was measured at 85. An article mentioned he weighted 61 kg at that time but his weight measurements are always been all over the place so it was likely a few kg more if you see pictures of him then vs now. So better training and a...

MSR should be fine.

Remco cares about the TT aspect too. If you are the best in something the only remaining challenge is getting even better.

It exist already 100 years but it may be the first time that it is used on a cyclist and not a (scale) model. I have seen in live in the Von Karman institute (Belgium) 25 years ago. They used it to test turbulence models of CFD simulations.

The e bike is not comparable to a bike with a small motor delivering only 1/10th of the power. It's more like you continue to ride like usual but you speed up as your watt/kg increases (about 10% or Pogacar if the motor would have 40 watt output).

Most likely "bewitching" the UCI won't be a top level decision but it's easy to see how sportswashing fits in a general approach to make UAE more attractive for investors, turism and people from democratic states in general. They know that their dependency on petro dollars is fragile and as an...

The evidence is statistical and not direct so it may take years to get something that is strong enough evidence but the suspicion might be there early on. I know nothing about the methods but I assume they aim for at least 3 sigma or a 99.7% chance that he used doping. Still, methods have flaws...

I do have the impression that all those questions have the intention to riducule people who believe something is going on at UAE. Your quote "Maybe Gianetti got lucky with Pogacar" is telling. Maybe that is not your intention but that's how I and others perceive it. Be aware that, as a...

They can access his blood so I assume the rider and the team have the relevant data, no? Maybe they don't have the exact measurements of the UCI samples but I assume they know his data. What RBH may lack is historical data if Movistar wasn't as secure in collecting the data.

Lazkano's case may be an example why we see top riders signing up for 5 years or more at top teams. It's in both interests to keep the blood values steady. The clinic is their real bond, not the team or their bank account. Their bank account would benefit from not being bounded by the clinic.

It's not an excuse but it is definitely easier for him to win with a decent TT, especially when he is not in his top shape yet. To frame it different: he has no excuse beating everyone minus Pogacar and Vingegaard in a one week race with a decent TT.

If they need that much time, I wonder how many they follow at the moment but lack the ground to suspend them atm?

It could be that the protocols at RBH didn't allow him to continue his program. The performance of other riders at Movistar don't give us an indication that this was a team program but I assume their protocols and rider follow-up is not comparable to RBH. Also, being based on the Iberian...

Spending 2 days in windtunnels to reap the benefits in every TT next year is definitely time well spend. And who knows, maybe he tries the hour record next autumn?