Doping in C-grade ?
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Doping in C-grade ?
Postby wombatK » Sat Oct 20, 2012 11:37 am
What do the clubbies here think - have they previously had any suspicions that doping has spread
to the lower ranks ? Is the sky falling in on cycling or is Guinness just another Chicken Little ?
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby Sydguy » Sat Oct 20, 2012 12:43 pm
Also if I can compete in C grade then sure as hell no one is doping.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby Ozkaban » Sat Oct 20, 2012 1:51 pm
who the heck would dope in C grade. It's not like the glory and ritches would offset the issues caused by these drugs long term.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby zero » Sat Oct 20, 2012 1:53 pm
If I wanted to dope, I'd get myself on down to the local gym and get a bodybuilder to hook me up.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby AndrewBurns » Sat Oct 20, 2012 2:20 pm
Really nobody is going to consider doping until you get to opens grade or you're at a level where you could get sponsorship.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby gabrielle260 » Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:02 pm
I haven't raced in over 10 years but back then it was not unknown to see fist fights at the end of C grade races. There was occasional cheating for $25 purses and chopping down to C Grade was common.
I never saw actual drug taking but there was talk of it.
Outside of cycling I was told by a reliable source of amphetamines being offered to junior footy players in a grand final.
Current day and I am on the committee of my sons sports club where we have cases of parents falsifying their children's results just so they get a personal best...
With all of that in mind, I find the article quite believable.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby gabrielle260 » Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:03 pm
I haven't raced in over 10 years but back then it was not unknown to see fist fights at the end of C grade races. There was occasional cheating for $25 purses and chopping down to C Grade was common.
I never saw actual drug taking but there was talk of it.
Outside of cycling I was told by a reliable source of amphetamines being offered to junior footy players in a grand final.
Current day and I am on the committee of my sons sports club where we have cases of parents falsifying their children's results just so they get a personal best...
With all of that in mind, I find the article quite believable.
Andrew
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby skull » Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:16 pm
I can find some credit to it. Wasn't there an article recently about drug usage in sportive events.gabrielle260 wrote: With all of that in mind, I find the article quite believable.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby twizzle » Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:17 pm
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby AndrewBurns » Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:28 pm
Just because people spend money on racing in lower grades doesn't mean that they could be doping. I bought some aero 'race wheels' even though I don't race all that often and I never actually train for it. From what I understand, performance enhancing drugs don't just make you win, all they can do is increase the effect of your training, increase your speed of recovery etc. Honestly I think that anybody racing in C-grade could be in a higher grade if they trained and if they're not training I don't think that a PED would really help them anyway and I really doubt that anybody would be taking them.twizzle wrote:Kids are doping on energy drinks and flu tablets etc. at high-schools level soccer/rugby etc., guys in lower grades than me are splashing out on Di2. If they have the money and the risks of getting caught are low, they will do it.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby Christine Tham » Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:26 pm
The most common form of cheating are burglars who really should have been moved to a higher grade years ago but mask their true status so that they can continue winning in a lower grade. EPO isn't going to help them, a few beers might reduce their performance though.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:30 pm
Well people do need to realise who the quote was from before getting overly upset.Christine Tham wrote:I must admit I laughed out loud when I read this. C grade is about the level of your average weekend warrior
Mind you, C-grade at a Tuesday evening Heffron (which is the relevant race quoted here) would be beyond most weekend warriors.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby The 2nd Womble » Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:34 pm
But they could help you keep up.skull wrote:Yeah PEDs won't make you make you faster without the training.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby skull » Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:34 pm
The 2nd Womble wrote:But they could help you keep up.skull wrote:Yeah PEDs won't make you make you faster without the training.
I disagree, they would just cost you money.
PEDs don't make you compete faster, they assist in allowing you to train longer and harder and recover to do the rinse and repeat. Without the additional training you wouldn't improve.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby The 2nd Womble » Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:40 pm
I guess it depends on which PED's your talking about.skull wrote:yeah a weekend warrior and those competing in C grade would be a fair distance apart IMO
The 2nd Womble wrote:But they could help you keep up.skull wrote:Yeah PEDs won't make you make you faster without the training.
I disagree, they would just cost you money.
PEDs don't make you compete faster, they assist in allowing you to train longer and harder and recover to do the rinse and repeat. Without the additional training you wouldn't improve.
A hit of Speed (Goey/Whiz) could do wonders for your sprint. Does anyone know any high school chemistry teachers who race on the weekends?
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby Alex Simmons/RST » Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:53 pm
Not that I'd imagine that anyone who doesn't train would bother with PEDs, but you are incorrect. Certain PEDs would substantially improve performance even in those who don't train.skull wrote:PEDs don't make you compete faster, they assist in allowing you to train longer and harder and recover to do the rinse and repeat. Without the additional training you wouldn't improve.
And more generally, certain doping, in particular O2 enhancement, has a direct and substantial impact on performance, over non use.
Even nowadays with micro dosing of EPO, which is undetectable even with blood bio passport, has a substantial performance benefit.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby Christine Tham » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:03 pm
Any facts to back that up?Alex Simmons/RST wrote:
Mind you, C-grade at a Tuesday evening Heffron (which is the relevant race quoted here) would be beyond most weekend warriors.
Depends on your definition of a "weekend warrior" - I would say C grade is perfectly achievable by anyone who rides say 200-300 km a week, with a ride average of around 30-35 km/h over say 70-100 km, and I know lots of weekend warriors that do that where I am, and some do compete in C or B grade.
I would say a typical B grader would need to train mid week, and therefore technically isn't just a weekend warrior.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby toolonglegs » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:08 pm
I haven't read the article, but I saw that Alex said it refers to Hefron Tuesday night C Grade... That certainly is not your average C grade crit, it gets very serious down there... And I am pretty sure there is the chance some people take it a little too seriously.
Do people dope to win C grade... Yes without a doubt.
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Re: Doping in C-grade ?
Postby liquor box » Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:13 pm
Pseudoephedrine(sp?) is/was in cold and flu tablets and allows for a clearer airway and allows you to breathe more efficiently. I think it is a banned substance (Sam Reilly) in Swimming and possibly in Cycling, I remember being told to take Codral the morning before regional athletics carnivals.
Is Ventolin allowed without a Dr's approval? Who checks if the guy next to you is allowed to take asthma medication? This would also assist breathing
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