Originally Posted by Leinster

"2. How would they evade detection thro’ the random testing process – if you say micro-dosing, please provide validated studies?"

It's not a peer-reviewed, validated study, but tyler Hamilton's book is pretty clear that, once there was an official test for EPO, and they knew they couldn't load up with the full dose, they worked out that they could maintain high haematocrit levels by micro-dosing and not get caught. These guys were blood-testing regularly and monitoring everything that went into and out of their systems. If they say micro-dosing was helping, I'm inclined to believe them.

Unless/until WADA has worked out how to accurately detect MD (and Hamilton's book has been out long enough now that I would hope they have some ideas), there is no reason to eliminate it as a possible doping strategy in the current peloton.



As to your point about "any positive test would ruin all the work they've put in." Well that applies to any cyclist that has ever doped. It applies to the Spanish tennis players and footballers that Fuentes says he helped. It applies to Marion Jones and Carl Lewis. Brailsford and Froome are not unique in having everything to lose if it does turn out they're doping.