There is evidence that does not deceive: VO2max, the maximum capacity of a body can consume oxygen. Crucial for an endurance sport like cycling. I trained Jean-Christophe Péraud until the Athens Olympics. It is the best French on this Tour (9 to 7 min 47 s Froome). Yesterday morning he m has confirmed the constancy of his VO2max during his career: it varies between 79 and 85 ml / min / kg, depending on the weight of the season. In the laboratory, on a plateau of sports medicine, we can, through this simple test, fully assess the capabilities of the "engine" of an athlete and predict its performance. Péraud has always been, in my opinion, without doping and ... exceptional among the 500 runners that I was able to test, Festina riders included. It was evaluated by the VO2max often. His performances have always been our human radar and in line with these tests.
Logically, so I asked Dave and Tim if they could provide me with this simple assessment test compulsory in France in the longitudinal follow-up for licensing on Froome. They said they had not. Maybe they are working with a quantum physicist? If Chris in an accredited laboratory can have a VO2max greater than 90 ml / min / kg and it can show through another test that can hold 87.5% of the VO2max available more than thirty minutes I could try to believe that it is exceptional, beautifully trained and the best climber-wheeler of all time. I can make him pass these tests. It remains to analyze the biological passport so refined. Life is beautiful and we could stop the wind that no respite to the shaft protruding from the forest. There are three radars to decipher in the Alps. So, Sir David, Tim, you give us the evidence? "Where are the proofs?"