Doping git thread
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MacB
Lover of things that come in 3's
- Location
- Farnborough, Hampshire
Easier to list who it doesn't hang over, isn't it?
Hmmm, I think there's a growing list of them but Sammy Sanchez was old skool.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Indeed. I was half expecting to see it was EPO rather than a GHRP.
Cynic!
I'd be gutted if one of the young dudes on the block now, was nailed.
You can see by the manner of the racing that it's cleaner than it ever has been. The old skool and the desperate will still try though.
themosquitoking
Guru
- Location
- Spain
I can see what you mean about the racing but someone will, much as i'd like to think cycling will never have another doper someone always will.
HF2300
Insanity Prawn Boy
Not that old skool, he evidently didn't have avoiding out of competition testing down to a fine art.
There'll always be someone who wants to take a short cut but at least it's better than (nearly) every bugger doing it.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
We may have already covered this, but I can't remember and can't be bothered to search this now very lengthy thread to check ...
Do you think that a team should be able to replace a rider entered for a race but then caught doping?
I think not. It might mean collateral damage to genuinely innocent teams but it would help reinforce the anti-doping message.
Do you think that a team should be able to replace a rider entered for a race but then caught doping?
I think not. It might mean collateral damage to genuinely innocent teams but it would help reinforce the anti-doping message.
SWSteve
Guru
- Location
- Bristol...ish
I'm with you on that. It would be much more punishing for the team, and would disincentivise turning a blind eye to 'lone individual' activities
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
When does the start list become 'official'? I thought it wasn't until they turned up and signed on at the start of the race. So any team is free to make changes to their announced line-up, for any reason, right up to that point.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Delay announcing the result of the dope test until the rider signs on and then ban him/her! 
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
Not sure about that, didn't Bardiani ride without a full team earlier this year?
400bhp
Guru
Correct with Bardiani, albeit they probably didn't have any other clean riders to draft in.
I vaguely remember something about a rider falling sick just before the race and they weren't allowed to replace
It makes sense to have some lead time as I can imagine there's a lot of stuff needs to be determined by the organisers pre race.
I vaguely remember something about a rider falling sick just before the race and they weren't allowed to replace
It makes sense to have some lead time as I can imagine there's a lot of stuff needs to be determined by the organisers pre race.
Pro Tour Punditry
Guru
They had 2 riders fail dope tests iirc
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
In that case, the news broke just after the team presentation - uncanny timing!
Interestingly, it's the same product that Pirazzi and Ruffoni tested positive for - one that they've only recently developed a test for...
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