Benotti69 said:
CIRC report
'Riders deliberately went to altitude not for training benefits but to explain any jump in values.'
No way
Talk about stating the effing obvious.
Yes.
But good to have it confirmed. Finally.
That and altitude tents.
We have been proven right to be cynical. On both counts.
Time to update the Glossary. Training in Tenerife = permitted doping while on vacation.
USPS/Disco, Sky, Astana, Katusha, Movistar, Lotto, Belkin, Tinkoff Saxo, etc. Busted.
You have to love the multiple trips by these various teams, timed perfectly for pre-race doping cycles, ahead of the Tour, the Giro, the Classics...
"...Astana responded and confirmed that they had organised three camps in Tenerife during the season. Dates were not provided but the camps were listed as the "Ardennes Camp", "Giro Camp" and "Tour Camp." No tests were carried out by the UCI at any point. ...
...Biological passport expert Michael Ashenden previously raised the issue over gaps in testing data"
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lack-of ... -spotlight
Want to know when the best time to dope is ahead of a big event? Check the pro tour Tenerife travel schedules.
Dave.