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Hardly. That sounds like Shane Sutton on a good day. The guy has a rep for a reason.
Thanks......so without Peters basically bringing this to their attention, the story would probably have never seen the light of day?
Very true.
I once rode with an old guy who when he was younger shared a room for a period with SS and said he was a full radge
Probably. The British Cycling employee who opened the box could also have told UKAD.
This story, it's full of karmic daftness. If Sutton hadn't ratted out the Jiffy bag, he might have survived the bullying report, published his autobiography, and wouldn't be being called a doper and a liar by a QC in public like this.
First class........the Freeman defence....BC and SKY's cycling coach of the first UK winner of tour is a doper and liar who orders PEDs.....HaHa.....if Wiggins thought things were bad before............... 
Saying anywhere between three weeks and six months, I can live with that as a ballpark. Tx.
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First class........the Freeman defence....BC and SKY's cycling coach of the first UK winner of tour is a doper and liar who orders PEDs.....HaHa.....if Wiggins thought things were bad before...............
These two clowns may end up forcing Wiggo to make that statement he has been threatening for a couple years.
First class........the Freeman defence....BC and SKY's cycling coach of the first UK winner of tour is a doper and liar who orders PEDs.....HaHa.....if Wiggins thought things were bad before...............
I cant wait til one of them goes full Jack Nicholson and screams about how they done it. Done what the rest of us were afrid to for the good of the nation
Don't non-sportspeople who receive TRT, including transdermally, get tested for unusually high hematocrit? They're compelled to donate blood whenever their RBC is too high (because it's a health risk). Besides recovery, elevated RBC would be an ergogenic aid for cyclists.
Bodybuilders typically seek supra-physiological blood serum testosterone, but cyclists probably just want to keep in the normal/upper normal range, despite high intensity/volume training and under-eating. I don't believe there's evidence that supra-physiological test levels assist in endurance performance.
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I think the main reason anyone engaged in endurance sports is going to want to avoid higher doses is the weight gain...there are certainly performance gains to be had from boosting t levels way above normal, but you’re quickly going to gain at least 8-10 lbs (mostly from water retention) within a couple of weeks of starting a serious cycle and for most endurance athletes that’s not good..
im not so sure about those receiving TRT, where the aim is just to reestablish ‘normal levels’...I wouldn’t expect the sort of doseages used to raise RBC too high but I guess individuals react differently so I’d imagine it’s not unheard of. But in bodybuilders it’s definetely an issue at higher doses and yes I’ve heard and read about people commonly giving blood to keep their hct levels down.
I think the main reason anyone engaged in endurance sports is going to want to avoid higher doses is the weight gain...there are certainly performance gains to be had from boosting t levels way above normal, but you’re quickly going to gain at least 8-10 lbs (mostly from water retention) within a couple of weeks of starting a serious cycle and for most endurance athletes that’s not good..
The spiel will be that Sutton asked Freeman to order the Testogel ostensibly for personal use, and Sutton was the one who forced it onto the poor, naive riders using knowledge gained while riding with those dirty continentals.
Wait and see.
Why isn’t Freeman just taking one for the team, like, say, Cope? Surely SDB could have bought him off. Will it be he who becomes the Floyd of UK Cycling? Or does he tip Shane over the edge to achieve the same effect?
^^Judging from what I read today, I think it worked.
Seriously, what a sh**show. Once again, doping brings everyone down.
Freeman might be more like the Millar of UK Cycling, if that makes any sense. Though I do sense a tip of the iceberg emerging from the depths, just wish Freeman was a more credible witness. But I guess, like Floyd, you take what you can get.
Seriously, what a sh**show. Once again, doping brings everyone down.
Freeman might be more like the Millar of UK Cycling, if that makes any sense. Though I do sense a tip of the iceberg emerging from the depths, just wish Freeman was a more credible witness. But I guess, like Floyd, you take what you can get.
An interestingly similar story to this possible version of events is told pretty well by Tony Cascarino about his time at Marseille. He talks about doctors assuring that "vitamins" that would make him foam at the mouth and other side affects been taken through the year and he was always suspicious but willing to go against his better judgement and believe the professional doctor
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