Same with Rabobank
oh, the Bank Robbers will without doubt turn up the dial again
Which is why I am predicting a sub 30 minute ADH next year
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Same with Rabobank
Maybe they have put something in our food or it was the vaccine.I have been reading up on athletics as well (e.g. marathon). There the explanations are wondershoes (carbon plates), although that hasn't changed in the last few years. In Cycling it's the magical carbs intake which for some reason is not used to explain away performances in the marathon although Maurten is a big sponsor there as well. It seems every sport has their own explanation but what we see across the board are sudden large improvements.
Case in point the WR in the marathon for Women. Suddenly in the last two years (way after introduction of Carbon plated shoes) the progress went from 2h14 (2019) to 2h09 (yesterday) with an intermediate step of 2h11. It was 2h15 from 2003-2014. For the men the progression is much more granular with progression steps being smaller and relatively more frequent. Since it's someone from Africa, Kenya in particular, people obviously have been scream doping as Kenya has not been testing properly anymore as funding for it has also dwindled while there were a lot of positive tests in recent years.
However, with the large steps there but also our own Pogacar which is far better than the rest throughout the year... my uninformed opinion theorizes there might be something new on the block. Large steps are being made across sports and different sports provide different reasons. A common denominator would make more sense though... Whatever it may be. For the sake of athletes, I just hope it's not detrimental to their health.
Original article at https://www.blick.ch/sport/rad/dopi...ger-endgueltig-freigesprochen-id20236522.htmlAfter more than two years of fighting, Flückiger has now been officially acquitted of the charge. "The pressure over the last two years has been unbelievably great. Dealing with this case, with countless obstacles, was by far the hardest and longest competition in my career," Flückiger was quoted as saying on Friday by Blick. "I am grateful that I had my family, my girlfriend and an incredibly good team by my side. They made it possible for the truth to prevail in the end."
In an added bonus for the now 36-year-old Swiss talent, Flückiger, he has also been awarded a not inconsiderable sum of 43,380 Swiss francs, plus the Swiss Sports Integrity SSI have been ordered to pay Flückiger's 3,000 francs legal cost fee.
According to the Swiss however, this is simply not enough compensation for the damage caused. This amount "does not come close to covering the actual costs that Mathias Flückiger has had to spend over the last two years, let alone the lost bonuses and sponsorship income as well as personal expenses," his team claim in a statement. "Actual financial damage suffered must be fully compensated." As such, we may not have seen the last of this drama just yet.
Clicky bait or actual info?
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"Since 45 days I know one of the biggest doping secrets in World Tour. It will be disappointing for a lot of fans who think actual cycling is clean. But I have to wait guys, that’s how it works. This info has a great value but we don’t sell nothing to the press."
Has called Evenepoel a Mapei rider/Lefevre the team owner of Mapei before.he does make many good points and calls the teams by their legacy names
the names of the historic doping teams of the past. Though for some reason he does not call QS Mapei...
Based on your post, do you believe Pogacar has a FTP of 7 w/kg?People should have a look on Strava, and compare Nibali's Giro winning stage of 2016 to the power outputs on Vars, Bonette and Isola 2000 in 2024.
Buitrago, who's like 5kg lighter than Nibali does like 10% more W (not W/kg) for the whole stage on average and he finishes minutes down.
I don't really understand what this has to do with my comment. And I don't understand at all why you care so much about his FTPBased on your post, do you believe Pogacar has a FTP of 7 w/kg?
Because in Nibali era, doing 6 w/kg during one hour was otherworldly numbers. I think nowadays, Pogacar and Vingegaard can perform 0,7 -0,8 w/kg higher than in Nibali era. Froome's ride to LPSM was less than 6,2 w/kg.I don't really understand what this has to do with my comment. And I don't understand at all why you care so much about his FTP
It's pretty irrelevant.
Nobody does fresh FTP numbers in a race. It's where a lot of really dumb comparisons originate from.Because in Nibali era, doing 6 w/kg during one hour was otherworldly numbers. I think nowadays, Pogacar and Vingegaard can perform 0,7 -0,8 w/kg higher than in Nibali era. Froome's ride to LPSM was less than 6,2 w/kg.
Has called Evenepoel a Mapei rider/Lefevre the team owner of Mapei before.
Get a bike, start testing a quality SRM product that Nibali used and compare it to the crappy Shimano that Santi used and you will surely get two different results.People should have a look on Strava, and compare Nibali's Giro winning stage of 2016 to the power outputs on Vars, Bonette and Isola 2000 in 2024.
Buitrago, who's like 5kg lighter than Nibali does like 10% more W (not W/kg) for the whole stage on average and he finishes minutes down.
The presence of lactate during fatigue is inevitable, but it more seems like a self-defense mechanism of a human body to survive high stress, than the main cause of fatigue.
Energy depletion of ATP and glycogen stores?An interesting 2024 paper -
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11414593/
Question then is, what is the "main cause of fatigue"?
Muscular damage and glycogen shortage. I think in extreme exercise there's also hormonal effects.An interesting 2024 paper -
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11414593/
Question then is, what is the "main cause of fatigue"?
In the comments he basically says that he knows small fish ("Landis") but is now building evidence for his big fish ("Lance"). Apparantly he has been in discussion with mou as well who says in the comments that he is eager to supply him with any info showing Pogi is clean. According to mou it's more realistic that the pope would mary in the Saint Peter's cathedral than Pogi dopingClicky bait or actual info?
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"Since 45 days I know one of the biggest doping secrets in World Tour. It will be disappointing for a lot of fans who think actual cycling is clean. But I have to wait guys, that’s how it works. This info has a great value but we don’t sell nothing to the press."