doping
Can performance be used as an indicator of doping?
While cycling is supposedly going through a “new era” of clean performance, fans are still jaded by the lies and deceit of the recent past. Team Sky has come under heavy scrutiny, not because of anything in particular the riders have done wrong, only because they’ve shown such dominance.
Froome points finger at cycling’s dirty generation
Tour de France leader Chris Froome fired a broadside at a cycling generation tainted by doping scandals as he insisted he is racing “100 percent” clean at the world’s biggest and most notorious bike race.
Vayer power-to-weight theory sparks controversy
Controversy is in the air at the 100th Tour de France amid claims by a prominent former coach that riders who dope can be detected simply by calculating the power generated while on their bikes.
Rasmussen says Riis aware of doping
(AFP) Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen has told anti-doping authorities Saxo-Tinkoff manager Bjarne Riis knew about widespread doping in his team, but the manager is unlikely to face disciplinary action, a newspaper wrote Thursday. Rasmussen had told anti-doping authorities that Riis had “full knowledge of the widespread use of doping substances in his cycling team”, citing […]
IOC deplores ruling to destroy doping evidence in Spain
(AFP) - The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday deplored a ruling by a Spanish court that bags of blood seized in a doping case be destroyed, preventing further probes into what has been described as the world’s biggest doping network.
WADA chief criticises Puerto outcome
(AFP) - The Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) David Howman has criticised the decision of the judge in the Operation Puerto trial to not release over 200 blood bags for inspection.