Joe Lindsey writes about the Amgen Tour of California doping protocol in a guest post
over at Freakanomics. In case you missed the news, all cyclists will have blood drawn
and tested prior to the race. 30% of riders will also provide urine samples. Lindsey compares that to Team Slipstream's anti doping strategy -- each rider on that team is tested pre-race, and anyone who shows signs of potential doping is just benched for that race. If he fails too many tests, he's fired.
It occurs to me that Slipstream's procedure could reveal whether "false positives" are actually a problem or not, especially if Slipstream's tests are well documented and audited correctly. If a Slipstream cyclist ever tests positive and Slipstream's paperwork is all in order I foresee a lot of "I told you so!" from
the Trust But Verify crowd.
Read the complete post at http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Cyclelicious/~3/225489365/atoc-anti-doping-strategy.html