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]]> http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-27823 Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Cycling and Doping: A Solution Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:23:02 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/#comment-27823 [...] 1. Switch the focus of doping tests from specific drugs to physiological parameters.I suggested something similar in a previous post. The top juniors all over the world should have blood work and physiological testing performed a couple times a year. This gives a history hormone levels and performance values against which future deviations can be compared. Using this method, doping isn’t only defined by finding exogenous chemicals in the athlete or extra copies of genes; it’s defined by an improvement of performance values/hormone levels greater than two standard deviations above “normal” for that athlete. [...] [...] 1. Switch the focus of doping tests from specific drugs to physiological parameters.I suggested something similar in a previous post. The top juniors all over the world should have blood work and physiological testing performed a couple times a year. This gives a history hormone levels and performance values against which future deviations can be compared. Using this method, doping isn’t only defined by finding exogenous chemicals in the athlete or extra copies of genes; it’s defined by an improvement of performance values/hormone levels greater than two standard deviations above “normal” for that athlete. [...]

]]> http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-10917 Backcountry.com: The Goat » Blog Archive » Cycling is Doomed Thu, 03 May 2007 23:47:30 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/#comment-10917 [...] Fat Cyclist drew an interesting comparison between the NFL and pro cycling. For a first doping offense, professional cyclists are suspended for two years. They’re tested after every race or every stage of the race at an enormous cost. NFL players face random testing and lose ¼ of the season on a first offense, 3/8 of the season on the second, and a full season on the third. [...] [...] Fat Cyclist drew an interesting comparison between the NFL and pro cycling. For a first doping offense, professional cyclists are suspended for two years. They’re tested after every race or every stage of the race at an enormous cost. NFL players face random testing and lose ¼ of the season on a first offense, 3/8 of the season on the second, and a full season on the third. [...]

]]> http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-5638 Around the Web on Wheels: 03.22.07 - About Cycling - About Cycling around the web on wheels - Cycling Logue Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:50:50 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/#comment-5638 [...] The Fat Cyclist thinks it’s not the dopers who are killing cycling, and I think I might agree with him. Choice line: “Somebody get a big, family sized roll of duct tape and wrap it around Dick Pound’s (WADA) and Pat McQuaid’s (UCI) faces until they can no longer speak. Every time they open their mouths, cycling gets worse.” Amen. Definitely worth a read, this article. [...] [...] The Fat Cyclist thinks it’s not the dopers who are killing cycling, and I think I might agree with him. Choice line: “Somebody get a big, family sized roll of duct tape and wrap it around Dick Pound’s (WADA) and Pat McQuaid’s (UCI) faces until they can no longer speak. Every time they open their mouths, cycling gets worse.” Amen. Definitely worth a read, this article. [...]

]]> http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-4829 Jay Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:20:23 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/#comment-4829 In fairness I just read that McQuaid was in fact an ameture cyclst who rode for Ireland and coached the Irish Cycling team in the olympics.......I stand corrected. Still don't like the guy though. In fairness I just read that McQuaid was in fact an ameture cyclst who rode for Ireland and coached the Irish Cycling team in the olympics…….I stand corrected. Still don’t like the guy though.

]]> http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-4828 Jay Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:17:24 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/#comment-4828 It's interesting reading about the "hangers on" in Cycling. it's all sports actually and has almost always been this way. For some reason the people in charge of the sports are rarely if ever athletes themselves or in fact have never been athletes. Has Pat McQuaid ever actually ridden a bicycle? What gives him the expertise to police cyclists? Dick Pound was a fairly sucessful swimmer.....so what!! I certainly agree with the assessment about Chatenay Malabry. One wonders not so much about the false positives coming out of that mess but about the false negatives. It's hard to trust any result that they come up with. When faced with the reasoning for there ignoring the proper protocalls they site being too busy as an excuse. It’s interesting reading about the “hangers on” in Cycling. it’s all sports actually and has almost always been this way. For some reason the people in charge of the sports are rarely if ever athletes themselves or in fact have never been athletes. Has Pat McQuaid ever actually ridden a bicycle? What gives him the expertise to police cyclists? Dick Pound was a fairly sucessful swimmer…..so what!!
I certainly agree with the assessment about Chatenay Malabry. One wonders not so much about the false positives coming out of that mess but about the false negatives. It’s hard to trust any result that they come up with. When faced with the reasoning for there ignoring the proper protocalls they site being too busy as an excuse.

]]> http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-4825 beakasaurus Fri, 16 Mar 2007 19:00:53 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/#comment-4825 Hats off to your rant botched! The last straw for me was Floyd's DQ. I stopped following my fantasy teams almost immediately. Seemingly overnight the pro sport became the same to me as figure skating....too much BS... Your NFL comparison is the best take I've seen yet from any writer. Hats off to your rant botched! The last straw for me was Floyd’s DQ. I stopped following my fantasy teams almost immediately. Seemingly overnight the pro sport became the same to me as figure skating….too much BS… Your NFL comparison is the best take I’ve seen yet from any writer.

]]> http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-4798 BotchedExperiment Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:21:33 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/#comment-4798 Don't worry about it, I'm just prickly that way. Don’t worry about it, I’m just prickly that way.

]]> http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-4797 bruno Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:31:38 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/#comment-4797 hey botched, no offense meant in my earlier reply (the anonymous one). hey botched, no offense meant in my earlier reply (the anonymous one).

]]> http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-4796 Ryder Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:48:38 +0000 http://www.fatcyclist.com/2007/03/14/its-not-the-dopers-who-are-killing-cycling/#comment-4796 I've always thought that the sure way for a cyclist to dispute any doping allegations would be to create a video documentary of their lives 24/7 during the TdF, etc. Sure there is no privacy in it, but it puts a witness on the guy that can't be argued. I’ve always thought that the sure way for a cyclist to dispute any doping allegations would be to create a video documentary of their lives 24/7 during the TdF, etc. Sure there is no privacy in it, but it puts a witness on the guy that can’t be argued.

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