http://velocitynation.com/content/interviews/2009/david-millar-interview
It was EPO, right?
Millar Yeah.
schmalz And what was the effect of it? I don't think it's like you inject something and suddenly you're like Popeye...
Millar You wouldn't notice it unless you were a high level athlete, an elite athlete. And if you're an elite athlete, it makes a big difference.
schmalz And then in training it was a big difference?
Millar All you do is, all that happens is, let's say you're riding up the climb and breathing really hard. - Iit really hurts. Once you do EPO, same sensation: I – it really hurts, but you can keep going. You keep going. A five k climb, where you're like "It really hurts!" I, it still really hurts when you're on EPO, but you get ten ks. And then you can recover immediately, boom, do it again the next climb. It sustains your maximal effort.
It was EPO, right?
Millar Yeah.
schmalz And what was the effect of it? I don't think it's like you inject something and suddenly you're like Popeye...
Millar You wouldn't notice it unless you were a high level athlete, an elite athlete. And if you're an elite athlete, it makes a big difference.
schmalz And then in training it was a big difference?
Millar All you do is, all that happens is, let's say you're riding up the climb and breathing really hard. - Iit really hurts. Once you do EPO, same sensation: I – it really hurts, but you can keep going. You keep going. A five k climb, where you're like "It really hurts!" I, it still really hurts when you're on EPO, but you get ten ks. And then you can recover immediately, boom, do it again the next climb. It sustains your maximal effort.