Originally Posted by
Kevindale
Agree, it's a fascinating film. It confirmed exactly what everyone suspected about Russian doping/cheating, though it was still stunning to see it all laid out so clearly. Two thoughts:
1, the IOC is as corrupt as suspected. The way WADA recommended banning Russian athletes from Rio for the overwhelming state-sponsored cheating, and the IOC over-ruled them, says everything about their real commitment to clean sports.
2, the filmmaker, a very good enthusiast cyclist, did an aggressive doping program, and actually performed worse than before he doped. It's encouraging to know that, at least in this anecdotal case, aggressive doping didn't lead to magical improvements.
As for your second point. Wasn't the main reason because of his mechanical he had. He had to go over 100k with only one gear. Obviously there is more to racing that just being able to produce more power.