The problem for Froome is summarised in this fact from the article -
Under World Anti-Doping Agency rules, riders are allowed a level of 1,000 nanograms per millilitre. However, the 32-year-old was found to have twice that in a urine sample taken during the Tour of Spain.
Question is - how many puffs on an inhaler would be required to register the amount found in Froomeâs sample?
If less than a dozen I find it grossly unfair that he could be fucked for this and the rest of the peloton get away with use of asthma medication they shouldnât have access to.
Immaterial. Thereâs a limit, he was over it, and its the individual athleteâs responsibility to manage their intake of all and supplements and substances that will show up in their bloodstream.
Athletics is funmentally broken. You canât always compete as you were born - just look as Caster Semenya. I remember Paula Radcliffe saying that she should have drugs/surgery o bring her down to the womenâs hormonal norm. Then youâre allowed these therapeutic use exemptions if youâre provably ill, but itâs clear that they are regularly abused.
There isnât a fair system. Once you recognise that, you can enjoy it for what it is, which is some amazing people doing amazing things.
Possibly but the point I was making is that this kind of athlete is relatively rare compared to the scale of widespread misuse of TUEâs.
Also TUEâs and banned drugs are not themselves enablers of amazing performance - they enable those that cheat to try to eek out a fractional competitive advantage to attempt to win medals and honours.
A bit terrifying to start with but I managed, and without any disasters! Even managed changing hand positions, which i was pleased with. I enjoyed it- much more fun than a turbo
Now the take a swig from a bottle 30 mins in⌠it can be done (: One the guys I ride with manages to continue arms folded across his chest. (I prefer outdoors to hours of practice inside!)