So who won the tour from 1999 to 2005
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Mar 2018
9:39pm, 5 Mar 2018
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The Teaboy
A convenient excuse for becoming a world class athlete at the age of 27 having shown absolutely nothing previously then almost managing to win the Vuelta just as your pro contract was about to be ripped up and then going on to 'win' four TdFs.
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Mar 2018
9:50pm, 5 Mar 2018
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Derby Tup
If it’s too good to be true it probably . . .
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Mar 2018
9:54pm, 5 Mar 2018
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Velociraptor
I think that's what most tropical diseases experts would say too, bonners. Early variations in Froome's performance were attributed to him having been infected with a tropical parasitic disease, plausible, since he grew up in Kenya (although he allegedly didn't catch it till 2009), which was prone to relapse, impairing his performance, and to need treatment from time to time. This is rather less plausible. Froome's version of the condition, in which the parasite lies dormant for years and occasionally pops its head up, makes you feel acutely unwell, and goes back into dormancy with a course of treatment but isn't cured, appears to be unique to Froome. Reminiscent of JT-L's unique variant of glandular fever, which, as I recall, turned out to be a smokescreen for doping. |
Mar 2018
9:57pm, 5 Mar 2018
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bonners
Ahh right, so it's the relapsing bit rather than the disease itself. Thanks.
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Mar 2018
10:14pm, 5 Mar 2018
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Velociraptor
The disease itself is very real, but someone with the typical chronic form is unlikely to be found leading the field in a Grand Tour.
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Mar 2018
10:17pm, 5 Mar 2018
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Derby Tup
Some of these sports people make you wonder just how great they’d be without the asthma or tape-worms
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Mar 2018
8:04am, 6 Mar 2018
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larkim
@Velociraptor - I am not a medic, but the BNF lists traimcinolone for allergic use bnf.nice.org.uk so why not use it? If there are two equally effective treatments for a genuine disorder (I don't think anyone is queuing that BW has significant issues) which sports doctor would not prescribe the one which has potentially advantageous side effects providing both fulfill the requirements to do no harm and both need TUE certification? Personally I'd have no problems with that approach. On the parliamentary report I suggest you read the evidence of the anonymous source. It's published as per the letter submitted to the committee and if they relied on that (which it seems they did heavily) that is really disappointing. Apparently the author felt like a "porn" (sic) in the whole situation  It does not strike me at face value as being a credible source of any facts.
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Mar 2018
8:31am, 6 Mar 2018
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Velociraptor
If you have several effective treatment options for a condition, and you're a sports team trading on your transparency, why would you choose the one that's considered obsolete in mainstream medicine, has long term safety concerns, and whose use requires smoke, mirrors, and allegedly stolen laptops containing confidential medical information? And then, in response to a direct question, deny having used it?
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Mar 2018
8:59am, 6 Mar 2018
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The Teaboy
BTW, you want weight loss, take a look at photos of Froome in 2008 or at the 2009 Worlds: skysports.com Or 2010 Giro (where he was DQed for holding on to a motorbike): cyclingweekly.com What side effects did you say that drug had? |
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Mar 2018
9:01am, 6 Mar 2018
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Derby Tup
I’m amazed how little attention Sir Weller’s weight loss prior to tour success received. I saw 10 kg mentioned somewhere yesterday
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