Originally Posted by
interested
The AFLD strategy with targeted testing of anybody that does well is also a much better strategy than the normal UCI strategy of just testing the winner and some random dude in the peleton.
Actually, their strategy was to test everyone at the start, target suspicious riders, and in general do more testing than before. They were also much stricter about escorting riders to the controls.
It also helped that WADA worked with Roche to put a detectable molecule into CERA, which made it rather easy to find anyone taking it....