Oier Lazkano

[Shakes]

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racin...xplained-abnormalities-in-biological-passport

Former Spanish champion Oier Lazkano has been suspended by the UCI over "unexplained abnormalities" in his biological passport, and will leave Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe as a result.

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He was still very only an up and coming rider at the time. So surprising to some extent (I'd suspect others first). Not big enough name for anyone to really care but no small fish either.

 

[dr.eve]

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/racin...xplained-abnormalities-in-biological-passport

Former Spanish champion Oier Lazkano has been suspended by the UCI over "unexplained abnormalities" in his biological passport, and will leave Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe as a result.

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He was still very only an up and coming rider at the time. So surprising to some extent (I'd suspect others first). Not big enough name for anyone to really care but no small fish either.

I really disagree he is not big enough to really care. Here in the Netherlands this is mainstream sportnews.

I think this shows one thing, doping is still happening (no surprise here I suppose), but also that also the old fashioned doping is still being attempted. Many here do not believe this because we have the blood passports. Sure Lazkano is caught because of it, but the fact he attempts it says a lot. Cyclists are not scared enough by it and actively attempt it still.

For me this only makes my belief stronger that if certain riders are doping, its good old fashioned doping in a different shade.

 

[red_flanders]

Did he not go to "altitude camps" to mask his blood abnormalities?

 

[Netserk]

Biggest passport case since Kreuziger??? He must really have screwed up. Can't wait for more details to leak.

 

[search]

certainly an interesting one.

Would you think "unexplained abnormalities in his Athlete Biological Passport in 2022, 2023 and 2024" means only those years were looked at, though, or is that already in comparison to potentially more normal looking numbers in 2025?

 

[Tim Cahill]

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/movistar-shake-up-continues-with-arrieta-out-as-piepoli-and-ibarguren-come-in/

A new approach to the 2022 season indeed

If this is what they meant then I dread to think what others are up to, because Movistar have been *** useless.

 

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may also explain why the team kicked out Aldag etc mid-season, by the way. That's probably a transfer which was on him.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/movistar-shake-up-continues-with-arrieta-out-as-piepoli-and-ibarguren-come-in/

A new approach to the 2022 season indeed

If this is what they meant then I dread to think what others are up to, because Movistar have been *** useless.

When ibarguren was at quickstep he had this insane aura about him. He turned riders into invincibles and they didn't get caught. Hard to believe it's his handiwork at this tinpot team that is getting lazkano and rangel popped. I guess the team has a few decent performances here and there (mas, Romo, cortina) but they're really not that good. There must be more to this.. could it be that in the space of four years he's been left behind by the ultra modern methods?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Did he not go to "altitude camps" to mask his blood abnormalities?

He has a public strava account, you can see when he went to altitude. I think he even had power datas on his rides. They might not stay up for very long now though.

 

[Tim Cahill]

The true clinic purist understands that this is just the UCI sending The Germans a warning now they have Remco on board, like they did with Hessmann/Visma. What I’m really wondering is how Dirk ties into all of this, along with UAEs shady doctor on the inside.

Bit of a deep cut I suppose but he reminds me a bit of José Antonio Pecharromán, clearly doped up for a few races and destroyed Heras in a random Catalunya, got himself a contract with Quickstep then never did anything else and ended up getting himself suspended.

 

[red_flanders]

He has a public strava account, you can see when he went to altitude. I think he even had power datas on his rides. They might not stay up for very long now though.

Thanks, I was more just making fun of altitude camps than actually wondering what Lazcano did. 🤣

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Thanks, I was more just making fun of altitude camps than actually wondering what Lazcano did. 🤣

Yeah I kinda knew what you were getting at but wanted to share anyway. I think you even started a thread here on altitude camps from what I remember. First perfected by .... Dr Ferrari. And now every rider has to do them to compete.

 

[Cookster15]

Did he not go to "altitude camps" to mask his blood abnormalities?

This still puzzles me. I don't think altitude camps (or EPO microdosing) can fool all of the 14 markers tracked in the Haematological Module ? Not unless those doing the testing are being lazy?

https://www.wada-ama.org/en/resources/world-anti-doping-program/athlete-biological-passport-abp-operating-guidelines

Interested to know more exactly what the panel noticed in his profile which triggered the adverse finding? Altitude camps might fool some but not all those markers supposedly tracked ?

All the story says is "Athlete Biological cases are prosecuted based on the opinion of an independent Expert Panel of the APMU" ? More information please?