Originally Posted by
SaintAndrew
i saw a sample doping schedule last year and i have to admit, even though i know quite a bit about PED's, esp. steroids, i had no idea what these substances were. i really have no idea what role testplays in an elite cyclist's doping program because you'd certainly think that not only would it have more subtle benefits, but that it would be fairly easy to control the flow.
i know that when exo testosterone is used via gel or patch (absorbed through the skin), there is no one who really knows the rate of actual absorbtion through the bloodstream, which may explain why so many guys are messing it up.
It builds muscle. It can also get stored in fat and quickly released much later (flash-back effect), and it can persist in a blood bag that is re-transfused at a later time. While using testosterone has no immediate effects in a race, the detection was likely due to contamination from blood transfusion from an earlier time when the rider was on heavy testosterone.
You won't read that in Floyd's book.