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minn_stat · 07-26-2007, 04:55 PM

I think the solution to all the cheaters in cycling (is anyone at the Tour de France truly clean?) is to retain samples for athletes for, say, 10 years. Then as new testing methods arise, go back and do some retesting and see if the new tests pick up any cheaters. If so, they are retroactively DQ'ed/fined/shot/whatever.

May not work when all the realities are considered, but I sure like the concept.

They may often know how to mask samples given current testing techniques, but not knowing what testing methods may be developed 5 years down the road would have to give them a bit more pause before cheating.

07-26-2007, 04:55 PM	#1
minn_stat Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 283	Getting the cheaters out I think the solution to all the cheaters in cycling (is anyone at the Tour de France truly clean?) is to retain samples for athletes for, say, 10 years. Then as new testing methods arise, go back and do some retesting and see if the new tests pick up any cheaters. If so, they are retroactively DQ'ed/fined/shot/whatever. May not work when all the realities are considered, but I sure like the concept. They may often know how to mask samples given current testing techniques, but not knowing what testing methods may be developed 5 years down the road would have to give them a bit more pause before cheating.