ok guys, what would make you think cycling was clean?
you all have suspicions and innuendos - so what would silence these?
you all have suspicions and innuendos - so what would silence these?
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Take all anti-doping away from the UCI.Thee_chisa said:ok guys, what would make you think cycling was clean?
you all have suspicions and innuendos - so what would silence these?
Thee_chisa said:ok guys, what would make you think cycling was clean?
you all have suspicions and innuendos - so what would silence these?
This. If Wiggins gets so mad at people for insinuating doping, why not prove that they're wrong? He talks about sacrifices. Doing this would be a great sacrifice, but it could potentially save the sport and his reputation. That's a sacrifice worth taking.Libertine Seguros said:You remember when Linus Gerdemann was going to be chaperoned around the whole 21 days? How he would have somebody on hand at all times to see that he did it without any assistance? If every team leader did that.
Mount Megiddo said:The use of suspicion and innuendo to attack a rider will never go away. But just as riders are judged for their conduct, we can judge those who use facade of doping to beat up a rider when there are no grounds for doing so. They are making a statement about their character, and Wiggins eminently expressed the words which are used to describe such characters. It's a matter of integrity.
Dr. Maserati said:Hi BPC, the question was actually how to make it go away, not defend Wiggins.
Mount Megiddo said:I'm saying it will never go away because it's a method that can be used against someone they don't like. But we can make judgments on the people involved based on the case, i. e if it has reasonable grounds or not, and if the person involved is hypocritical on the subject.
roundabout said:Being upfront why certain staff is hired.
Being open to questions, at least to the point where nothing is given away to competition by answering them.
Posting training information.
Posting blood data.
Inviting people to follow the team during training camps and races.
Posting race power files.
Not calling people ****ers.
Now some things may be less possible than others, but I haven't really noticed much effort being made to make cycling more transparent.
Clemson Cycling said:How does the NFL get away with it year after year in the States? They have had like 2 suspensions for performance enhancing drugs in a league of super humans
Dr. Maserati said:I know you are .... and you're missing the point.
If people believed in anti-doping or the process than that would remove any type of performance from being viewed as suspicious.
As an example, forget all the Team Sky stuff - ask yourself why is Scarponi allowed start the TdF? When he finishes he has to put on his best suit and explain to CONI why he is with Ferrari - and saying his gynecologist is not returning his calls will not be a good answer.
Why did Lampre send him? Why did the TdF organizers accept his entry?
Thee_chisa said:ok guys, what would make you think cycling was clean?
you all have suspicions and innuendos - so what would silence these?
Cavalier said:For me the solution is simple:
Require full disclosure:
1) The UCI needs a broom through it, and responsibilities taken away. Responsibility for drug testing needs to go to an external, independent body. Get this body to report weekly, on measures it's undertaking, new testing procedures, backdated testing.
2) Remove the statute of limitations. It's an irrelevance. If a test shows up 10 years down the track that someone was cheating under the rules of the day, but wasn't detectable then due to science, why should they get to keep their achievements due to an arbitrary time period?
3) Mandate the use of power-meters. Teams must post data within 2 hours of a stage on a dedicated website, publicly accessible. Small enough timeframe to prevent manipulation. I realise that people would say "but it may give away competition secrets" - but the reality is, it's one thing to be able to look at what your competitor did on one day, it's another thing to be able to do anything about it. But in the interests of entertainment, and the sport - why would it be an issue anyway? So you notice that the guy ahead of you on GC used a lot of power one day, and had an elevated heart rate, indicating he might not recover well, and you use it to your advantage the next day by attacking him - why is this a problem? Surely it's just adding to the entertainment and excitement of the sport?
4) Blood values and testing to be posted by relevant testing body on the same website as above (when available), aligned with performance data. I realise this may happen after the event due to time limitations.
5) Significantly increase OOC testing. If the numbers we've seen on here with regards to Armstrong are even close to accurate, getting tested roughly once a month OOC is so infrequent as to make it completely unworthwhile, and entirely dependant on chance.
The goal is organisational transparency, anti-doping transparency, and rider transparency. Don't like it as a rider? Find another career. We're talking a few years worth of inconvenience for something the common man would never get to experience but love to be able to.
One other thing:
6) Anyone caught doping, facilitating doping or with unexplainable blood markers automatically receives a lifetime ban. This is reducible to two years for a first offence providing the following condition is met: A rider must be able to prove from where he received the doping product(s), when he received them, and how he received them. He needs to show testing organisations how they were taken as well. That enables the sport to go after the problem at it's very source, and forces people to put their own livelihood before protecting others. Nobody will destroy their own career/earnings ahead of reporting a doctor or team manager.
Any rider who does report drug use/attempted use leading to a punishment is eligible for a financial reward.