Recent content by Stradebianche

Having had chance to read the study linked by Mr.38% it seems pretty clear that there was no effect in males on the RBC count between the infected subjects and the control group. Haemocrit levels are largely unaltered except for a slight reversible decrease in level between midly and severely...

Yes for sure thats right,it can certainly be likened to the Armstrong era in that respect and possibly other respects too ! There is definitely an open agenda to try and increase participation in the UK but it will have limited success i think. We have the high fuel prices but not the...

I think there is much more than meets the eye with the Wiggo situation. It will be quite interesting to see if he does actually ride the Tour of Britain and with what level of seriousness should he do so. Definitely a more popular and recognisable figurehead than Froome.After last years tour...

Yes :D Especially in the UK where road racing is still very much a minority sport.A massive spectator turnout and big boost in bike sales could be expected with continued GB success and a UK Grand Depart. There is an awful lot of money and business involved of course. Then there are...

Yes the marketing has started already. http://letour.yorkshire.com/ 10 million GBP of government funding involved i think,along with input from British Cycling and various other cycling and alternative transport groups to promote grass roots cycling. It shows how important it is to have...

I would agree except that with the start being in the UK they will want a British team leader to maximise interest,even if it is a Kenyan Brit ! I can't see Wiggins doing another GT.

ITV seem to think he has been deducted 20 seconds for an illegal feed..

My thoughts exactly !

Only had time for a quick glance at this,so please correct me if i have read this wrong. One thing immediately stands out and that is that this study seems to show that bilharzia had no effect on RBC's.In fact the RBC's in the infected subject are higher than the control subject whilst other...

This piece on treatment and follow up may give some credence to the official position,especially if he has been infected for a long period before diagnosis. It does mention follow ups at 36 months and possible though not automatic retreatment...

Interesting piece in the Independent pre tour brings up a couple of new statements. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cycling/tour-de-france-wait-over-for-favourite-chris-froome-8679516.html "It has not always been so smooth a journey for the 28-year-old rider. His initial season at Sky was...

and here is the alternative: Although Julich immediately saw Froome’s potential, he was puzzled by his inconsistency. But after examining the rider’s records and training journals, he discovered that Froome had suffered from the rare parasite Bilharzia. "In the 2011 Tour of California, he was...

I don't know,maybe Patswana has a view on this? I was thinking of manipulation of the disease rather than the antigens themselves. Maybe we need a haemotologist !

Point number 3 is really interesting but if i understand correctly would need a low level of active parasites in the body to work ? Given what we know it seems to be relatively easy to rid the body of this thing altogether at first or second treatment. If i'm thinking correctly the theory...

Telmisartan ? Some studies show similar effects to Aicar etc but its not on the banned list afaik.Technically clean if not morally. Some evidence its been around cycling,packages were found by the AFLD in a bin raid at the 2009 tour but at the time no one knew anything much about it.