The Boss is Back and he's serious about getting back into his training! Cyclefilm caught a glimpse of the action at Lance Armstrong's first official race back at the Cross Vegas Cyclocross event. Will it be Armstrong's 8th Tour de France victory in July'09 or just an extended PR drive for his Livestrong campaign? Either way is fine by us. We're happy to see him back on the road and on 2 wheels. Includes interview at the end.
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The UCI legal limit for hematocrit is 50% so he has not broken the rules and the hematocrit levels for everyone is different. L'Equipe published this story and they even said themselves that the story was faulty. What is more important is the false negative which the new blood passport is fighting. Lance was the most tested rider at this years tour and has he been convicted for doping? No!
You seems to confuse a lot of points. No one was/is aloowed to increase his hematocrit by doping. The 50% exist because it's not possible to detect all EPO or blood transfusion. All science studies shows athletes can only increase hct by 3 points, for exemple 41 to 44, and hct decreases during competition. Lance' s naturel hct is 40-41. Even if 48-49 were in the acceptable range, clearly that was only achieved by doping. L'Equipe never retracted a point about Lance's doping. Your reference?
Lance was only one of the most tested, he said recently himself that Contador was most tested than him, Cavendish and Cancellara have been tested a lot too but they don't whine about it ! Lance' s blood values showed 2 clear increases of hct and heamoglobin : how could it be possible? Serious diarhhea or dehydration, or more likely blood transfusion? Have you read Morkeberg's explanation?
Most of his opponents have been caught or are heavily suspected of doping: Ullrich, Basso, Beloki, Kloeden, Heras, Vino, Virenque, Valverde, Ricco, Pellizotti...
Contador is linked with Sainz, a manager as dirty as Bruyneel. Schleck have had a "strange" progression but no element against them. Big fish Lance say he is clean despite amount of facts, testimonies and circumstancial evidences like his hematocrit or drugs found.
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Why had he just a 45% in 2009 despite his training at altitude since blood is monitored?
No one was/is aloowed to increase his hematocrit by doping. The 50% exist because it's not possible to detect all EPO or blood transfusion. All science studies shows athletes can only increase hct by 3 points, for exemple 41 to 44, and hct decreases during competition. Lance' s naturel hct is 40-41. Even if 48-49 were in the acceptable range, clearly that was only achieved by doping.
L'Equipe never retracted a point about Lance's doping. Your reference?
Lance' s blood values showed 2 clear increases of hct and heamoglobin : how could it be possible? Serious diarhhea or dehydration, or more likely blood transfusion?
Have you read Morkeberg's explanation?
Contador is linked with Sainz, a manager as dirty as Bruyneel.
Schleck have had a "strange" progression but no element against them.
Big fish Lance say he is clean despite amount of facts, testimonies and circumstancial evidences like his hematocrit or drugs found.