How have race tactics changed with the decline of doping?
* Are there fewer solo breakaways miles from the end?
* Does it change whether you attack on the final mountain or an earlier one (since EPO aids recovery)?
* Is EPO of much use for sprinters (apart from helping them keep up with the grupetto)? Any differences in usefulness between rouleurs, domestiques, team-leaders, climbers?
* Does it change the body type best suited for contesting the climbs? E.g. light Columbian climbers were beaten by Ullrich/Indurain etc. Could Ullrich have won the Tour if everyone were clean (would still have rocked the TTs)?
* How does it change strategy over the 3 weeks? Why were transfusions generally done on the rest days - more time, more privacy or since they cause an initial decline in performance (see Tyler’s book)?
* How does it change team tactics - do leaders get more or less support? (I guess this depends on whether the domestiques are doping).
* Does doping lead to more attacks with sudden acceleration? (c.f. Contador and Schlecklet in the 2010 Tour).
* How much does doping affect the general aggressiveness of racing? Who do you think the most aggressive riders are in today's peloton (a rather loaded question, I know...)?
* Is it possible to get a general idea of general levels of doping and/or potentially doped riders from the 'racing style'?
* How do riders/doctors decide when to withdraw blood during the racing schedule? Why was the Dauphine such a popular race to be 'under-prepared' for (c.f. LA)? Is it of fitness/training benefit to race with blood removed (c.f. altitude/hypoxic training)?
- Argyle_Fan (moved from JV talks, sort of Thread)
* Are there fewer solo breakaways miles from the end?
* Does it change whether you attack on the final mountain or an earlier one (since EPO aids recovery)?
* Is EPO of much use for sprinters (apart from helping them keep up with the grupetto)? Any differences in usefulness between rouleurs, domestiques, team-leaders, climbers?
* Does it change the body type best suited for contesting the climbs? E.g. light Columbian climbers were beaten by Ullrich/Indurain etc. Could Ullrich have won the Tour if everyone were clean (would still have rocked the TTs)?
* How does it change strategy over the 3 weeks? Why were transfusions generally done on the rest days - more time, more privacy or since they cause an initial decline in performance (see Tyler’s book)?
* How does it change team tactics - do leaders get more or less support? (I guess this depends on whether the domestiques are doping).
* Does doping lead to more attacks with sudden acceleration? (c.f. Contador and Schlecklet in the 2010 Tour).
* How much does doping affect the general aggressiveness of racing? Who do you think the most aggressive riders are in today's peloton (a rather loaded question, I know...)?
* Is it possible to get a general idea of general levels of doping and/or potentially doped riders from the 'racing style'?
* How do riders/doctors decide when to withdraw blood during the racing schedule? Why was the Dauphine such a popular race to be 'under-prepared' for (c.f. LA)? Is it of fitness/training benefit to race with blood removed (c.f. altitude/hypoxic training)?
- Argyle_Fan (moved from JV talks, sort of Thread)