Recent content by twisted pairs

Re: Team Garmin getting dropped in the new era of cycling I found myself laughing at this comment because a) it's probably true, and b) the simplicity and "matter-of-fact" nature of the statement is shocking given the implications. This sport ... [rollseyes]

Re: Re: Right. Thus the relative conversion in my post between hematocrit and g/liter Hb.

Re: Some Scandinavians have a distinct genetic advantage over everyone else. See the following vintage paper; Truncated erythropoietin receptor causes dominantly inherited benign human erythrocytosis (translation: some people carry a mutant EPO gene that results in naturally high hematocrit...

Best last minute, end of season, come from out of nowhere, Colombian attempt at glory: Esteban Chaves (who?)

Re: Re: Dude wasn't even breathing hard. That was stupid.

As long as we're confessing, I wonder how many of you use stimulants for your full time job? Considering the absolute massive and pervasive use of Methylphenidate (ritilin) or Adderall here in the states, there have to be people who believe there's no such evil as doping for your employment...

Re: Re: As stated, I couldn't get there dieting. My body just wanted what it wanted and no matter how many times I tried, I couldn't summon the willpower to get there. I didn't keep a food log, but I'm confident I didn't consume any more while on Clen than I did normally while training. Clen...

Raced road in the US for 20+ years. Never better than Cat 3. My rides/races start with a coffee. Sometimes a TUMS if the coffee is acidic (heartburn). Never noticed a benefit from the TUMS. Obvious benefit from the caffeine. Early on suffered from EIA and used Salbuterol before races...

Perhaps a little off topic, but I've always wondered why Cunego was one and done for GT overall. Special circumstances around his win or maybe he throttled things back after that.

Re: You mean, like this? Truncated erythropoietin receptor causes dominantly inherited benign human erythrocytosis (translation: some people carry a mutant EPO gene that results in naturally high hematocrit levels) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC46538/pdf/pnas01462-0175.pdf...

CRISPR/CAS Totally possible to introduce exogenous genes into organisms including humans. In fact, there are several public biotech companies that have achieved huge valuations based on the promise of this technology for oncology among other things. The technology is pretty easy to employ...

Re: Re: This is well beyond "naturally high HcT" Then again, I imagine anyone with this genetic anomaly would fail the 50% test unless exempt.

I hate feeding the trolls ... but some Scandinavians have a distinct genetic advantage over everyone else. See the following vintage paper; Truncated erythropoietin receptor causes dominantly inherited benign human erythrocytosis (translation: some people carry a mutant EPO gene that results...

There a quiet little bar in Schoten where Katusha is being told right now to tone it down a bit.

Re: Re: I'm of the opinion that stage 5 of the 2014 TdF was more about talent and less about differences in preparation.