The best proof yet that the Biological-passport is useful?

[Tyler'sTwin]

Il Prepatore doesn't like it!

http://www.53x12.com/do/show?page=article&id=78

Franco biting the dust can't be good for business.

 

[Oldman]

Il Prepatore doesn't like it!

http://www.53x12.com/do/show?page=article&id=78

Franco biting the dust can't be good for business.

With the UCI sitting on questionable biopassport results we can assume it is reasonably effective...at allowing them to protect riders they feel are untouchable. If there is any quid pro quo involved: money, sponsor's picking up tabs, paid vacations or other benefits coming to UCI personnel there is another potential fraud link. Folks have asked why Interpol and USADA would have any common grounds for investigation this could be an instance. Interpol can facilitate information between European juridictions where some hanky panky is going on. Now I have no idea if any European country has the equivalent of the US's RICO act but an active IOC sanctioned governing body selling "protection" is as close to a RICO qualified crime as it gets. Are there any similar inter-country statues?

 

[Lajeretta4Ever]

When NASCAR got serious about cheating, they hired of of the best, technical crew chiefs to head their inspection program. Here is a little out of the box thinking, why not have WADA, UCI or whoever hire the good doctor to root out cheaters?

 

[MacRoadie]

When NASCAR got serious about cheating, they hired of of the best, technical crew chiefs to head their inspection program. Here is a little out of the box thinking, why not have WADA, UCI or whoever hire the good doctor to root out cheaters?

Because he makes way more money working the other side of the street. If word got out that WADA was attempting something like this, the good doctor's value to the dopers would go through the roof.

 

[Lajeretta4Ever]

Because he makes way more money working the other side of the street. If word got out that WADA was attempting something like this, the good doctor's value to the dopers would go through the roof.

Mac, think out of the box! Comp the good doctor with 15% of each rider's salary is caught cheating.

 

[JPM London]

Mac, think out of the box! Comp the good doctor with 15% of each rider's salary is caught cheating.

... and that would not make testing suspicious the other way round? No matter if the good doctors could be objective despite this carrot, you can hear the first line of the defence straight away...

 

[Martin318is]

... and that would not make testing suspicious the other way round? No matter if the good doctors could be objective despite this carrot, you can hear the first line of the defence straight away...

Correct. It is well known in other fields that paying a tester based upon person/defect caught regularly results in corrupt results in favour of the tester. I myself work in IT quality assurance and this is a topic that is often raised and there are a number of white papers demonstrating the problem.

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Let me introduce Francesco Conconi.

He was elected to the medical committee of CONI, who gave him funds for research on a test for EPO back in the 90's - which Conconi then used to dope the Carrera team.

 

[Oldman]

Let me introduce Francesco Conconi.

He was elected to the medical committee of CONI, who gave him funds for research on a test for EPO back in the 90's - which Conconi then used to dope the Carrera team.

Scum is as Scum does-Forrest Gump