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Yes... reading comprehension. I definitely WAS not saying I wanted to have asthma or wished it on anyone.
More that I am highly skeptical that there seems to be a correlation between having serious asthma problems and making it to the top of the sport. If you believe these guys then the sport seems to self-select asthma patients as top performers. Of course it seemed to self select cancer patients who needed EPO for a long time too! |
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Chris Froome 2017 Vuelta asthmattack
https://fat.gfycat.com/DefinitiveGleamingChickadee.mp4
Puffin at the 2014 Dauphine... Link is safe for work, etc.
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It's not that 9% has asthma, it's that 9% are diagnosed with it. Professional athletes are far more attuned to any health issues they have, especially regarding breathing. Many asthma symptoms don't come up except when exercising and I bet the majority of the population doesn't exercise hard enough to ever majorly trigger anything. |
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Don't know the specifics of the allegations, but with regard to the fact that this has come up at all, all I can say is...phuque.
I'm not even a fan of Froome, but I do quite like having a dominant figure in the pro peloton to cheer for/against and measure other riders and teams against. He was becoming legendary. Now he's tainted. It's disappointing. |
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Fast forward to 5 years ago, I started riding at 10K+ feet with dry air and little oxygen. One particularly difficult trail (Prospect in Telluride), always beat me down and I would basically hyperventilate, start coughing, and had to stop and let it settle down. Doctor diagnosed EIA, and prescribed albuterol prior to riding. He also said, once you have it, one rarely gets rid of it. I still have EIA and just cope with the albuterol inhaler. Even at near sea level, if the air is dry, as in cold front, that's enough to set it off. Does it enhance my performance...I don't notice it if it does, but again, it's just 2 puffs of the inhaler. That said, at my age, I'm just happy I'm still riding.
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I've seen this thrown around a few times in this thread and just wanted to clear this up, but inhalation of Salbutamol through an inhaler does not require a TUE per UCI regulations (See article 5). So regardless of other feelings on the matter, this was not an abuse of the TUE systems as it stands.
I believe a TUE is required for any amounts above the 1600 micrograms per day limit or taking sulbutamol via injection or orally. I don't believe Froome has a TUE for this, which is where his trouble is coming from. Last edited by Quilts; 12-13-2017 at 04:40 PM. |
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