State of the Peloton 2025

[Ilmaestro99]

Seeing rumours about biopassport for lakzano

Resisted speculation so far on the chance that the absence is mental health related but Denk's outright refusal to comment or say it's health related has invited it;

The latest we know about him is from today, at the end of the second week of the Vuelta a España, with Patxi Vila, the Red Bull director, denying any information to Marca: "I can't comment on anything due to team directives."

Lazkano popped?

Correct, as it turns out.

Lazkano provisional suspended for biopassport irregularities over 3 years (2022-24)

UCI Statement on Oier Lazkano Lopez

www.uci.org

Reminds me of Jaime roson a bit, 25yo Spaniard with biopassport issues, he got 4 years and it ended his career.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It was pretty obvious that something clinic-related was up when it became clear nobody wanted to comment on his absence.

Also, biopassport irregularities starting in early 2022 only leading to a provisional suspension at the end of 2025 is bizarre.

 

[Tim Cahill]

"The abnormal values purport to the ears 2022, 2023 and 2024"

I have a little knowledge of the passport but could be wrong on this if someone wants to correct. Could it be that the values remained reasonably consistent throughout these years ergo didn't appear to raise any abnormal/inexplicable readings, the when he went to RB he no longer had access to whatever it was he was doing and the values returned to normal, thus allowing them to properly contextualise the values either side of his Movistar stay?

My understanding is that the passport is more geared towards noticing naturally inexplicable fluctuations So if the baseline values are of a doped rider, and they aren't pushing the gear too far, then it would only be noticeable once they stop doping rather than when they started. So as long as you are on something when the first tests are done, then as long as you stay doped throughout the year then you are hard to catch using this method?

Where’s Rob Stannards legal guy get him back here.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Thank god they finally nailed the guy who once finished in the top 80 in a GT.

Well at least it means RB BORA have fewer riders who will fight for leadership next year.