Froome and Wiggins TUEs

[lazybloke]

I can believe all that, but then we still get back to the troubling issue of this one-off extraordinarily high reading - he was using the same kidneys every day, of the Vuelta and every other race. Very odd any way you slice it.

That said, I am certain this is a result of a screw up somewhere rather than a deliberate attempt to cheat. There is simply no logic for it to be anything else.

He'd have to prove a transient swing in his renal function. Detailed further analysis of the samples might do this.
For example:
- what about other constituents of the urine - if they were also double expected, then he should be cleared with an immediate apology!
- or a slightly different question, how are samples adjusted to account for dehydration?
- what about haematuria and proteinuria in the samples?- this would prove renal abnormality on that very day
- did the AAF only measure the salbutamol, or the metabolites too. Do the relative proportions support a claim of 'physiological anomaly' ?

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

How true this is I don't know, but ...

The UCI is reportedly considering giving four-time Tour de France champion a provisional ban following his adverse analytical finding at last year’s Vuelta for twice the permitted level of the anti-asthma drug, salbutamol.
http://road.cc/content/news/236599-uci-reportedly-considering-giving-chris-froome-provisional-ban

Here's what they should do:

 

[Crackle]

He'll probably win the boat though.

 

[Bollo]

He'll probably win the boat though.

Bertie could have used the set of steak knives.

 

[Adam4868]

View: https://twitter.com/TeamSky/status/960454743847038976?ref_src=twcamp%5Ecopy%7Ctwsrc%5Eandroid%7Ctwgr%5Ecopy%7Ctwcon%5E7090%7Ctwterm%5E0

 

[Crackle]

Uk cycling expert is pure gold sometimes.

 

[jowwy]

Seems from those twitter responses that there are quite a lot of people against him riding while the case is still ongoing

 

[bpsmith]

Innocent until proven guilty.

In saying that, most professions would suspend you whilst investigations are made.

 

[hoopdriver]

Innocent until proven guilty.

In saying that, most professions would suspend you whilst investigations are made.

No one has suspended Donald Trump

 

[bpsmith]

No one has suspended Donald Trump

True. Perhaps he’s just misunderstood?

 

[mjr]

In which case (as I understand it) by not going for a voluntary suspension even if he gets a teeny tiny ban, it can not be retrospective and it will result in him forfeiting all his wins since the test.

So this would seem to be is a risky move, as well as one that seems to be unpopular with the authorities, with race organisers and with at least a few in the peloton.

And yet, the authorities still permit it, so don't really have any room to criticise it.

I suspect whether or not you prejudge it or what your prejudice is, almost everyone can agree that it is indeed an utter farking mess.

(Edited to undo an autocorrect.)

 

[roadrash]

At least its consistently inconsistent

 

[Bollo]

Inrng summary. Thorough as usual, and lots of details on the procedures and so forth.

http://inrng.com/2018/02/froome-quently-asked-questions/#more-32865

Confirms that it is indeed, a mess.

And at the other end of the thoroughness spectrum, Sirdave “speaks”...

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/feb/06/dave-brailsford-chris-froome-team-sky

 

[Crackle]

I presume we've all read this.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/features...id-on-teams-medical-practices-and-grey-areas/

If you haven't, do so. It lifts a bit more of the lid on Sky's medical procedures, there's some grudgery and score settling going on and probably an element of needing some publicity for his new team, but........

 

[booze and cake]

LOL so when Sky said they had a no needles policy were they referring to knitting? It seems needles are totally integral to their way or working, what a shambles, burn them all.