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2013-07-08: Chris Froome's near-record ascent of Ax-3-Domaines asks some challenging physiological questions. Proof is impossible, but the implications warrant…
…Read More »2013-07-06: A brief look at the the effect of doping on performance, with a view to predicting when, if ever, a clean performance will surpass a…
…Read More »2013-07-05: Team Sky have refused to publish their cyclist's power outputs for fear of misinterpretation by "pseudoscientists". Does he have a point, or is transparency…
…Read More »2013-07-03: The 2013 Tour de France gets underway this weekend, and in preparation for our analysis, I explain the principles and concepts behind analysing Tour mountain…
…Read More »2011-03-20: Has the introduction of the biological passport influenced cycling? A look at performance, based on the science and legal factors behind the…
…Read More »2011-03-16: It’s been just over a week since the Court of Arbitration for Sport released the summary of its decision to issue bans to two Italian cyclists,…
…Read More »2017-12-13: So by now you’ve read the news – if you haven’t, or even if you have, read it here, because Daniel Benson has done a…
…Read More »2017-05-16: Dramatic footage in the aftermath of a Tom Skujns crash in the Tour of California triggered some discussion around cycling's concussion protocols. Some thoughts…
…Read More »2016-07-04: The 2016 Tour de France is three stages down, and it's 3 to the sprinters. This article, a republish from 2014, looks at the…
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