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Tyler Hamilton’s tips can’t change essence of cycling


Tyler Hamilton and Daniel Coyle have written a book on application of EPO and anabolic steroids. Tips provided in the book can prove that the prominent cyclist Lance Armstrong used prohibited products. The book has the following title: “The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at all Costs”. The book contains guidelines related to administration of EPO and steroids in cycling and ways to avoid detection. It manifests that drug testing is not efficient in this sport.
Tyler Hamilton notices that sportspeople can apply steroids without being caught. The author confirms that the WADA doesn’t have any chance to win. Tyler Hamilton describes weakness of the WADA in testing sportspersons for banned medications.
According to Hamilton, it is easy to avoid detection while applying EPO. It is necessary to utilize the procedure “microdosing”. What does it actually mean? Sportspeople should not inject 2,000 Units of EPO subcutaneously every 3rd or 4th day. They must inject 400-500 Units of EPO every 3rd or 4th night intravenously. This method is named “microdosing”. Using this way of intake, sportspeople can avoid detection without any great effort.
Since microdosing is a proper method to avoid detection while administering EPO, this way must be appropriate in case of steroid use as well. So, Tyler Hamilton supposes that cyclists and other athletes can avoid detection while applying anabolic steroids. He presents tips linked with this issue in details in the book.  Hamilton describes how it is possible to hit tests of anti-doping system.
Actually, it is unlikely that guidelines provided in Tyler’s book will change nature of cycling. While elaboration of the biological passport by anti-doping agencies can’t stop doping, elaboration of microdosing into intake of EPO doesn’t represent the new beginning of doping in cycling. Recommendations of Hamilton may change only the nature of doping in this sport. Application of doping products is a part of cycling. Let see the truth. Like there is no Santa Claus, there is no clean sport at the high level.

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