Do you really want me to paraphrase the linked and sublinked articles? Or paraphrase Ashenden's or Parisotto's studies on pubmed or sciencedirect? Or is that a nice way of calling me a fool who doesn't know WTF he's talking about?
I'd say the passport is a fantastic tool if applied correctly. You have a rider, you have statistical probabilities and if you have a determined team of scientists and enthusiasts to monitor you have a decent chance to spot cheaters and then target these guys and - based on their racing schedule and whereabouts - chase 'em down.
Discuss if the passport threshs are too conservative, discuss the competency of the monitors, discuss the credibility of the UCI. The whereabout system, the testing procedure, testing window with testers showing up at 5 am during a three-week stage race are already on the edge and honestly I'm not sure if these really comply with the charta of human rights. Riders are professionals after all.
On the other hand we see the results. Races are getting slower, riders showing signs of fatigue. It's far from perfect but it's a progress. Is Anton clean? My belly says he isn't. Gesink? Suspicious. Ten Dam? I have no idea. Purito? Guilty! AC has been reported to have a natural high Hct. Is he gifted or just the most talented cheater, how does he cheat if he already at the limit? I say he's incredibly gifted and just cheating "like everyone else". But it's just my belly.
No way, a rider is able to improve his FTP by more than 2-4% if already on blood doping. At the same time chances are same rider is able to improve his TIME TRIALING by a significant margin, especially if he sitting on his bike like **** and his equipment was 2-5 years behind the competition. Katusha was a MESS.
Edit: For the Germans, SW will be on the next Muax show.
I'd say the passport is a fantastic tool if applied correctly. You have a rider, you have statistical probabilities and if you have a determined team of scientists and enthusiasts to monitor you have a decent chance to spot cheaters and then target these guys and - based on their racing schedule and whereabouts - chase 'em down.
Discuss if the passport threshs are too conservative, discuss the competency of the monitors, discuss the credibility of the UCI. The whereabout system, the testing procedure, testing window with testers showing up at 5 am during a three-week stage race are already on the edge and honestly I'm not sure if these really comply with the charta of human rights. Riders are professionals after all.
On the other hand we see the results. Races are getting slower, riders showing signs of fatigue. It's far from perfect but it's a progress. Is Anton clean? My belly says he isn't. Gesink? Suspicious. Ten Dam? I have no idea. Purito? Guilty! AC has been reported to have a natural high Hct. Is he gifted or just the most talented cheater, how does he cheat if he already at the limit? I say he's incredibly gifted and just cheating "like everyone else". But it's just my belly.
No way, a rider is able to improve his FTP by more than 2-4% if already on blood doping. At the same time chances are same rider is able to improve his TIME TRIALING by a significant margin, especially if he sitting on his bike like **** and his equipment was 2-5 years behind the competition. Katusha was a MESS.
Edit: For the Germans, SW will be on the next Muax show.
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