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Chris Froome faces doping inquiry after abnormal Vuelta test
Posted on 12/13/17 at 8:04 am
Posted on 12/13/17 at 8:04 am
Article discussing what happens next
This post was edited on 12/13/17 at 8:20 am
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Posted on 12/13/17 at 8:07 am to crazyLSUstudent
I just assume they’re all doping and may the best man win.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 8:11 am to PrimeTime Money
He failed for asthma medication which he uses to treat his sports induced asthma. No performance enhancement from the drug that he uses has been found. The only thing I have seen that has been hypothesized is it could help with weight loss. But I doubt he was struggling with his weight at stage 17 which is when the urine test was administered
Posted on 12/13/17 at 8:13 am to crazyLSUstudent
I’m shocked. A cyclist was doping?
Posted on 12/13/17 at 8:18 am to BigPerm30
Not doping like Lance Armstrong. Sounds like he just fricked up the dosage of his asthma medication
Posted on 12/13/17 at 8:33 am to crazyLSUstudent
Least surprising news ever. Anyone with a set of eyes could see Froome is "not normal."
This post was edited on 12/13/17 at 8:36 am
Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:45 am to usc6158
In what way? The dude is skinny as frick
Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:53 am to crazyLSUstudent
Side note:
What's a good site (or subreddit) to following cycling?
After actually watching the Tour de France last year I realized that it's actually a pretty badarse sport.
What's a good site (or subreddit) to following cycling?
After actually watching the Tour de France last year I realized that it's actually a pretty badarse sport.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:56 am to BlackCoffeeKid
r/peloton
Great sub for procycling news and I also really like velonews.com and their podcast about pro cycling is awesome
Great sub for procycling news and I also really like velonews.com and their podcast about pro cycling is awesome
Posted on 12/13/17 at 9:58 am to crazyLSUstudent
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Not doping like Lance Armstrong. Sounds like he just fricked up the dosage of his asthma medication
Nobody competing in the Tour de France has asthma serious enough to require medication. It's a performance enhancer.
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:01 am to usc6158
To me the pro peloton is definitely not on the stuff that they use to be. Chris froome is 6'1'' and races at 143-146 pounds. While in contrast Lance is 5'10'' and raced at 165 pounds. That is like the difference between a wide receiver and an offensive lineman in pro cycling. And yet LA won the tour at the weight.
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Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:01 am to crazyLSUstudent
French witch hunt
Posted on 12/13/17 at 10:03 am to Hot Carl
Asthma among pro cyclists is common and well documented. It is caused by the deep inhalation required by intense exercise and particulate matter that finds its' way into their lungs
Posted on 12/14/17 at 9:12 am to crazyLSUstudent
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In what way? The dude is skinny as frick
Exactly. Abnormally so with no loss in power.
They can't pump themselves full of EPO anymore (unless you're Russia and your swapping tests through a glory hole) so guys are pushing the limits with banned substances to get as skinny as possible. Asthma meds can promote weight loss.
This post was edited on 12/14/17 at 9:13 am
Posted on 12/14/17 at 9:14 am to PrimeTime Money
quote:There isn't any other way to approach this.
I just assume they’re all doping and may the best man win.
Couldn't agree more.
Posted on 12/14/17 at 9:16 am to crazyLSUstudent
quote:Chris Froome alter
crazylsustudent
Posted on 12/14/17 at 10:38 am to usc6158
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Exactly. Abnormally so with no loss in power.
They can't pump themselves full of EPO anymore (unless you're Russia and your swapping tests through a glory hole) so guys are pushing the limits with banned substances to get as skinny as possible. Asthma meds can promote weight loss.
this is the correct answer
Posted on 12/14/17 at 12:26 pm to crazyLSUstudent
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The only thing I have seen that has been hypothesized is it could help with weight loss. But I doubt he was struggling with his weight at stage 17 which is when the urine test was administered
I agree with this but wanted to add that there is some improvement in VO2 max in some studies, but this might be a transfusion issue. Total the salbutamol from fresh blood bag and what ever he ingested that day and that might explain why he was twice the legal limit?
Also, salbutamol has some stimulant effect and would promote weight loss, but that is not what was happening on stage 18. They got the math wrong somehow...
Posted on 12/14/17 at 12:32 pm to crazyLSUstudent
quote:Yeah, ok. A world class athlete who knows he's subject to testing can't follow the prescribed, acceptable dosage on his medicine?
Sounds like he just fricked up the dosage of his asthma medication
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