Originally Posted by
Caretaker
Originally Posted by
Steve C
Nothing that wasn't known before. Dehydration is factored into the test evaluation.
Except dehydration wasn't properly factored in.
it is quite likely Froome still would have been high normal, but not as high as represented earlier.
From the article:
Cycling for five hours is completely different, you have little but quite concentrated urine. And a major error with our studies was that we did not measure the urine for specific gravity.
Professor Fitch now says that he made a “terrible blunder” and was “concerned” by cases such as Froome’s.
This is what I've been saying for months.
Cycling may be even more unique. I like to hydrate well, but in a race, it is time lost to stop for a potty break, so it is quite possible the elite athletes learn to limit hydration so they can complete the entire ride without stopping.
So, perhaps a urine standard should be based on time vs based on time between urination rather than actually even a concentration.
One might also argue the nebulous "performance enhancing" nature of the drug would apply more to pre-testing than in race testing.
I.E. Test for "Speed" after a race, but ignore the salbutamol post race. So, don't worry if a rider felt a need to puff during a race.
BLOOD samples?