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Originally Posted by troutman
What % of riders are clean now? At one time it may have been close to 0% - is it close to 100% now? I hope so. This great event deserves no less.
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From what they say on the telecasts because of the stuff they've been through they now have the most rigorous testing of any sporting event, ever. They go so far as to take a baseline blood sample and compare samples during the tour to it and will turn up positive test results even if no drugs turn up but the blood shows significant deviation from the baseline as I understand it.
No doubt they are still looking for any advantage and it seems like a constant battle where they try to stay ahead of the drug testers - cycling for sure seems like the front line in that battle.