Tadej Pogacar and Mauro Giannetti

[dr.eve]

I think this requires its own thread. We do not know if its linked to pogi and Gianetti.

On another note, it suggests the blood passport is maybe not that conclusive and hey old fashioned blood doping with a twist is still a possibility.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I assume if this synthetic hemoglobin is 40 times more effective at transporting oxygen then VO2 max and FTP would be hugely boosted depending how much the rider used. But I am not sure the biological passport actually tracks oxygen carrying capacity, just the blood component which carries the oxygen? Not sure the bio-passport can distinguish between natural and synthetic hemoglobin?

And on the 'very well known rider' I'd be surprised if it wasn't his manager, doctor or team rather than the rider himself who approached these guys?

If the bio passport can't detect such a strong boost then it's pretty much useless nowadays (it definitely wasn't the case in 2010s during the great "slowdown").