euanli said:
Dr Leinders, first worked with the team in late 2010 and was contracted, on a freelance basis, to do 80 days in 2011 and another 80 days this year.
Haven't Froome's and Wiggins results started improving in 2011?
What does that mean 80 days? 80 days of patient(rider)/doctor contact? 80 working days @ 8-9hrs a day, including office and administrative hours?
Do cyclists, most of whom live a rather solitary life, sometimes in the area they train, normally see their team doctor everyday; 365/365? Of course not.
If he is only talking about doctor/patient consultations, 80 working days over 52 weeks is about 1.5 times per week @ 8-9 hrs a day.
Isn't Ferrari also a 'consulting medical practicioner'?
“There’s nothing he [Leinders] has done since he’s been here to give me any concern. We have had discussions with him and once we’ve established the facts, we will take the appropriate action.”
Of course. He seems to be around 'only' for 80 days per year. So you would hardly notice him at all.
Just enough to do his work, but not enough to be associated with him?
When he is around 'doing things', do you keep tabs on him to see that he isn't 'doing anything of concern'? What if he isn't actively doing things, but omitting to do things, such as, as he appeared to be doing at RAB, 'tolerate and correct doping(excesses).'
Brailsford’s search for doctors with experience in professional cycling was a frustrating one. Finding experienced, respected doctors with detailed knowledge of the demands placed on athletes by events like the Tour de France who had not worked for professional cycling teams was, Brailsford said, not easy. Dr Leinders came highly recommended.
So is Leinders at the Tour de France now to apply his 'detailed knowledge' in the particular context of the TdF 'demands.'
Also, who recommended him?
“This is not about doping. We’re pushing the guys to their limits, so we need to look after them. It’s about genuine medical practice.
I'd love to see the outcome of their investigations.