thehog said:wansteadimp said:thehog said:Re: Froome. He did the Olympic test race after Poland in London. He then went to Manchester then to the Vuelta.
As for EPO use, I don’t think it would help anyone in Poland. A largely flat course ridden flat out. My theory is something occurred in Manchester, GW516 & AICAR, fitness in a pill.
In 2012 Froome went missing again for Badzhilla said he had another treatment and came back to the Tour absurdly skinny and in amazing form.
In 2013 Froome claims he has been “cured”.
The curious part is why? Not due to ride the Vuelta, about to be dropped by Sky.
Why are Sky/BC keen to give him expensive meds at this point? So he can prove how great he is that they have to give him a fat contract.
Leinders has been on the scene for virtually a full season at this point and not succeeded (more likely not tried given Froome's spot on SDBs graph!).
Because his job was to help Wiggins win the Vuelta, which he was doing in the first week very well.
He was a lab rat in the summer of 2011, rehearsal for Wiggins Tour next year. Vuelta wasn't their target at all.