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I know this was on the program last night but here's the article as well

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-32983932

Shocking really to see how effective micro-dosing still is.
 
Anyone able to decipher if this tells us anything of note? Is over 6 W/kg possible/credible? (stage 8 for Landa)
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Not enough rope but they know he rustled the cattle.

From an article I linked to earlier:
"During the final 10 days of the 2012 Giro d’Italia, Kreuziger’s hematocrit rose from 43.2 to 48.1, finishing higher than his pre-Giro value of 45.1 — an anomaly, as most athletes see a decrease of hematocrit/hemoglobin “after physical effort of sufficient duration and intensity due to plasma volume expansion,” as the UCI attests; i.e., during the final 10 days of a grand tour.

A rise in hemoglobin and a drop in reticulocytes, or immature blood cells, can be indicative of blood transfusions, as the body shuts down creation of its own red blood cells. A higher than expected hematocrit and elevated reticulocyte percentage can also be indicative of the use of EPO to artificially stimulate production of red blood cells.

Kreuziger argues that he has never exceeded the limit values in his biological passport; part of his defense is that his elevated reticulocyte level is due to the prescription drug L-Thyroxine, which he takes for hypothyroidism. He has never tested positive for doping."

And seen near to Kreuziger's house
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You need the times with the climbs but I saw it somewhere else and the explanation was, credible. The thing about Landa was, what would he have done if he hadn't been held back for one reason or another.

Acceptable power is all a bit variable but I've seen it quoted as 6.2ish acceptable for 20 minutes dropping for longer climbs but it depends where the climb comes and what the conditions are like. Pantani did Ventoux at 6.4 for 46 minutes as a for instance. Froome did ax3-Domaines at 6.2-6.4 for 23 minutes, as another.
 

HF2300

Insanity Prawn Boy
Anyone able to decipher if this tells us anything of note? Is over 6 W/kg possible/credible? (stage 8 for Landa)
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Probably depends if you think a hard limit on performance works when witchfinding, which many don't.

If you do, Froome on Ax-3-Domaines on the TdF was calculated to have put out 6.4 W/Kg equivalent which was said by Vayer to be 'not human'. Ferrari's benchmark for Armstrong being in Tour form was 6.7 W/Kg.

It's by no means an exact science though, lot of opportunities for error in the calculations.
 

Flying_Monkey

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Kreuziger argues that he has never exceeded the limit values in his biological passport; part of his defense is that his elevated reticulocyte level is due to the prescription drug L-Thyroxine, which he takes for hypothyroidism. He has never tested positive for doping."

Ah, hypothyroidism, the same 'condition' that so many of Salazar's trainees at the Oregon Project seem to have...
 
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