UCI Blood Passport

Slideshowbob

Can anyone briefly explain what it is or provide a link to a straight forward explanation?

biomed32

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_passport

Slideshowbob

Thanks

Has it been proven to be a robust method of detection or is it too early to say??

tunney

It was thought to be robust but unfortunately a combination of microdosing with epo and micro autologous transfusions completely fool it.

fran oconnor

so why not bin it if it doesnt work.i think at his stage though,doping will forever be a part of cycling the money involved is just to great..

RobFowl

It's a work in progress. Basically monitoring riders blood parameters over time and looking for changes.

Will not catch all but will catch some.

Mixed feeling on micro dosing. Natural negative feedback loops make me suspect prolonged micro-dosing will have little effect on performance but open to correction.

Chips Lovell

fran oconnor wrote: »

so why not bin it if it doesnt work.i think at his stage though,doping will forever be a part of cycling the money involved is just to great..

It does work. It's helped catch a good few people at this stage. Just not everyone.

RobFowl wrote: »

Mixed feeling on micro dosing. Natural negative feedback loops make me suspect prolonged micro-dosing will have little effect on performance but open to correction.

I think you need to study this. I'm willing to be your guinea pig. As long as you write me a TUI.;)

sy

el tonto wrote: »

I think you need to study this. I'm willing to be your guinea pig. As long as you write me a to the TUI.;)

Trans Uranium Institute run trials on effects of prolonged micro-dosing but no Negative Feedback yet.