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The cycling press and, more importantly, the fans of Tour Cycling have become increasingly concerned about cheating. But with cyclists\u2019 bodily fluids under greater scrutiny than ever before, maybe chemical doping is the least of the sport\u2019s problems.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Elbows<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 2017, Sagan was disqualified from Le Tour following the race jury\u2019s application of article 12. 104, which took the view that Sagan\u2019s right elbow caused Mark Cavendish to crash \u2013 whether intentionally or not. We saw endless analysis, professional and otherwise, of this moment.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

What this frame-by-frame analysis fails to tell us is whether Sagan had situational awareness of Cavendish in the lead-up to this video \u2013 and what the history between the two riders was. And whether you can make a serious argument for pro cyclists deliberately taking others out of the race.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

Enforcement<\/strong><\/h2>\n

During Le Tour 2010, the race jury disqualified Mark Renshaw for headbutting Julian Dean who was, arguably, in a position to mount a challenge to stage 11 winner Mark Cavendish. Renshaw was the lead-out for Cavs so it\u2019s at least true to say that, sometimes, pro cyclists\u2019 urge to win can get the better of them.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

Fast forward to Le Tour 2019 and the race jury acted decisively to disqualify Luke Rowe and Tony Martin. The video above makes the case for the disqualification but, above all else, demonstrates how \u201cenforcers\u201d can behave in an anti-competitive manner and many cycling fans may view this as cheating.<\/p>\n

Spycraft in the post-truth world<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Bryan Fogel\u2019s stunning documentary Icarus shed light on the dark international forces that corrupted cycling, before exposing problems with doping that extended far beyond cycling. Cold-war era spy techniques were used to swap and tamper with samples \u2013 including those thought to be in \u201ctamper-proof\u201d containers.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

Many political commentators hail the era of the post-truth world so maybe the testing doesn\u2019t matter as much. After all, if you don\u2019t believe the credibility of the testing, it really doesn\u2019t matter whether the result is positive or not.<\/p>\n

Anti-science<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Click this link<\/a> to see a TEDtalk on \u201cHow stats fool juries\u201d. It explains how many of us misunderstand basic statistical problems, let alone complex medical science. Given that anti-doping agencies are guaranteed to find any prohibited substances in a sample, why do we still have doping controversies?<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

I agree with the Wiggins\u2019 opening statement in this video. It strikes me that the \u201cfans\u201d of the sport who don\u2019t wish Froome to race don\u2019t seem to understand the UCI\u2019s rules. And they distrust WADA\u2019s scientific judgement. I\u2019d implore anyone to read this excellent article<\/a> to understand the complex rules the UCI has to navigate, under the guidance of anti-doping professionals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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