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  • w00dster
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    From here I recently purchased an Apple Watch for the wife. Without being rude, she needs something that “just works” with the least amount of user input…..she doesn’t like technology.

    incredibly easy to use and set up. She uses it for running and gym sessions. Slightly over budget if purchased new, but might be worth having a look at the second hand market?

    A quick Google brought this link up, no idea about the site, but again be worth some reading to find out if it’s legit….

    https://www.tobydeals.co.uk/en_GB/product/apple-watch-series-3-38mm-space-gray-aluminium-case-with-gray-sport-band-mr352-2.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6Y6mrdef3QIVwrTtCh26NgRnEAQYDCABEgI2o_D_BwE

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    Two bikes in my van. I just use a couple of bungees and a lock, one bungee on the rear wheel and one bungee going from floor to ceiling, between the frame and cranks. Living in Milton Keynes, the round about centre of the world, I can state this works well. (I drive about 500 miles per week like this, medium size Ful Sus 29er and a road bike go in no bother, no need to remove wheels.

    I then use a 100cm Krptonite NY Forget About It lock, this is more for added security rather than anything else, I tend to travel with the bikes in the back on overnight jaunts. The lock goes between the chainstays/wheel through to a secure metal frame behind the cab.

    Zero movement of gear. The van is a Citroen Berlingo, it has the O rings on the floor with hooks/holes in the roof area for the bungees to secure on to. Leaves me with loads of room to use the van as a changing room when I need to.

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    Used SJD for a couple of years. Still having problems now as a result of using them.

    I now use a local accountant, so much easier. He has been in business for a good few years, I’ve met him and he is knowledgeable about his industry. My experience with SJD was the total opposite, difficult to get hold of on the phone, almost impossible to get them to confirm if submissions had been made on time, different people managing my account.

    Local accountant is really helpful, offers advise on how best to operate and ensure I am paying appropriate amount of tax.

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    I’d get one now as a toy, but not as an everyday car. I’ve had a fair few fast cars, the amount of spanners in WRX’s that would pull up at the lights next to me over revving was endless. (I had a 5 litre TVR which seemed like a magnet to Scooby drivers) I think the stigma of owning one has died and they are seen as being good fast cars.

    if you can afford the inevitable repair bills then go for it….says the middle aged man loving his Citroen Berlingo van!! It’s pure freedom!

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    Very fortunate position in that my wife helps me budget for my bikes. She knows I have my full sus (average spend) race (road bike, expensive) and winter road bike, average.

    I buy at least one bike a year, sometimes two if the deal is good enough. It’s one in one out. But Mrs W always knows how much I need, she puts a certain portion of my money aside for my big buys. Lucky that we both work and have no child minding fees to pay for.

    Mrs W pays expensive gym membership with personal training, also spends fortunes on clothing that I don’t, so kind of equals out.

    Didnt used to tell her the real price. She found out I had £2k wheels and went nuts at me for it. I decided  it wasn’t worth being secretive so best to have the discussion upfront. She’s ok with it as long as we agree how I can save for what I want. Everything has to be cash, can be a real pain if I see something I really want, just means I have to save more. I also tend to buy year old bikes, new but previous years end of stock sale bikes.

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    I didn’t think Trek market the Emonda ALR as a lightweight bike? It’s a decent crit bike, but not light. I looked at getting one last year, pretty sure I was expecting it to be about 8.5kgs for a size 52 with Ultegra and heavy 50mm deep wheels with Alu brake track.

    CAAD possibly up there for lightweight alu frame.

    LBS had the Uber lightweight Emonda SLR in a year ago, about 4.5 to 5kgs I think. I’m sure it would have been a top bike but felt like a show bike rather than something I’d want to ride.

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    Picture of my old Trek Emonda SLR H1fit and a size 52. in that guise was just under 7kgs, about 6.6 with lighter wheels and saddle. The photo is set up for racing, I preferred alu brake track for spring crits when the weather is changeable. I have a stupidly light Bontrager XXX carbon saddle, about 70 grams and had light shallower wheels for weight weenie purposes. Also a bad photo of me racing on it, British Cycling masters race, I’m about 67kgs. (Does that mean I’m allowed a light bike?)

    Unfortunately no naked photos of me on scales or the bike for those not trusting weights mentioned.

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    Current bike is a Trek Domane with 105 and disc brakes, about 9kgs. Trying to decide at the moment on a new bike, whether to go light weight or Aero. Aero will come in at about 7.2kgs or light weight about 6.2 (manufacturers listed weights)

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    Ah sorry someone beat me to it.

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    Get Out?

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    I had a Genesis Croix De Fer with mechanical disc, no stopping power what so ever, useless. Constant fettling needed to get it to slow me down on descents. Swapped to TRP Spryes, slightly improved, but again constant fettling. Didnt offer much confidence to be honest.

    Swapped to Hydraulics, same rides, but massive difference in performance. Fit and forget.

    I actually thought for gravel and cross rides they were OK, but I didn’t do anything with extreme down hills or rock gardens. It was road where I had more issues, coming down steep descents to a T junction, I really want to stop at the bottom! I know I can with hydraulics, with TRP it was more a case of praying nothing was going to be coming the other way

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    Sticking with Trek is an Emonda not a option? SL6 Pro in budget.

    I have both a Domane and Emonda, both are comfortable to ride. I don’t find the Emonda overly racey, mine is an SLR H1 fit.

    The Domane is a 2018 model with front and rear isospeed, it doesn’t feel much different than the Emonda.

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    Agile doesn’t replace PRINCE2, it’s a different approach to two different situations. For an IT perspective, a delivery may follow the PRINCE 2 Framework, specifically around the governance aspects of controlling the project, however some of the deliverables may be developed using an Agile approach.

    For instance, I’m managing a large Cloud Delivery, we follow a PRINCE 2 framework, but the  application developers are Agile. The application development sits nicely within this approach.

    Within Agile, this works best when the PM role is removed. Certainly for larger projects my experience has been that removing myself from the scrum, allowing scrum masters to work on technical “unblocking” of issues is best when I’m not “micro managing”, also empowers the scrum master to take ownership of their roles without me ending up owning all of the actions. It takes trust from all parties initially, but it does work.

    My role as a PM allows me to focus on governance, finance, resources and integration of products into a plan (tracking dependencies etc) without having to be 100% involved in each work packet or product delivery.

    So in Agile terms, the similar roles are scrum master and Delivery Manager. If you want to remain involved in technical aspects of a delivery I’d go more down the Agile path, less technical and more process related, then APM or Prince.

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    Hi Footflaps, I was being specific to two cars that are regarded as suited for longer distances. As I mentioned I have a 260 mile commute (270 when I go to the gym). Only 130 miles to work, but I want to not have to worry about what happens if there is an accident and I’m sat in traffic, do I have to turn the air con off, what if I’m re-routed etc.

    I’ve nothing against them, in fact I would prefer to have one, but it has to meet my needs. My own opinion is for 90% of use cases, they would be ideal. My wife for example, she only does the town run around jobs – maybe 20 miles a day, then the current crop would suit her. But they are expensive. Why would I pay £27k for the Leaf? The BMW i3 retails at £33k, which is £10k more than I paid for a brand new Audi A3.

    That’s just too much of a difference in initial investment.

    The way I see things is that the more drivers who have a need to use the infrastructure, then the more chance of investment in the infrastructure. The only that is going to happen is when the choice between ICE and ECV is similar on price point. Take the average person and give them the choice of £23k for an Audi or £27k for a Nissan, most would say the Audi I’d imagine.

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    We purchased any Anti Bark collar from Amazon, was about £30. Worked for our Choc Lab who is a fairly nervous dog and barks at his own shadow.

    It doesn’t hurt the dog, just vibrates, like a phone going off.

    Similar to the below….

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/LumoLeaf-Vibration-Correction-Rechargeable-Recommended/dp/B07BBFNB4L/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1533120977&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=anti+dog+bark+collar&psc=1

    w00dster
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    I’m in the commute over 250 miles camp, 130 miles each way, so would have time to charge it while at work, not a problem as long as charge points are available. I also do regular long trips over 250 miles, but I’m never in a rush, always try and plan my trips / leaving times etc to avoid traffic where possible. I don’t mind stopping off for a 45 minute break, so could top up when necessary. 3 hours would be too long, but 45 mins charge top up would be fine. Obviously commercial drivers don’t have the same luxury, so can see why this may not be an option.

    I never see EV as the end of ICE, just a more efficient greener option. Maybe in the very long term it will be a replacement, but none of us really know.

    I would get one but it really is the cost difference holding me back. I’m not into labels/badges and would drive a Nissan Leaf, but its close to £30k for what is quite a fugly looking thing. Its also a bit on the small side as well. The Leaf appears to have a real world range of approx. 150 miles, possibly a touch close for me with my commute. The 2019 60KW Leaf appears to cover my commute, but coming out in 2019, still to small for a family car in my view.

    Just looked at second hand Tesla’s, £50k for a 3 year old one. A very quick Google (first page I looked at), shows a lease cost of just over £1k for a 2016 Model S 100KW Dual Motor, after a £10k deposit. I honestly think the initial outlay is what is putting people off.

    w00dster
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    Just noticed that Evans also do an additional 5% off as well through Top Cash Back. (I’m nothing to do with Evans, but the Venge has got me interested)

    If discounts honoured (plus Cash Back) that’s potentially about £4250 for the £6700 Venge.

    Good point from drlex, be worth going to see a LBS and seeing if they can match the Evans price for the Tarmac. Either way, the Tarmac does become almost Canyon price range if purchased using all of the discounts. Possibly a bit of faff but potential to save a grand so well worth it.

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    Would be the Tarmac for me, I’d buy it from Evans using the 10% discount for British Cycling – brings it down to a £5200 and if you can also use the Trade in for an extra £350 off. Brings it to approx. £4.9k.

    Actually, I’d go for a Venge, again from Evans. if they honour the discounts, possible to get this for approx. £4.5k. Normal rrp is £6700.

    https://www.evanscycles.com/specialized-venge-pro-disc-2018-road-bike-EV306402

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    “Pub busy with families sounds like a rubbish pub anyway.” And violent customers. One to avoid!

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    I’m with Yunki on this one. Not sure what was expected to be achieved in the Good Samaritan sense by going outside to talk to some drunks? So was the intention of your “larger” friend to get into a fight with them outside, just because they were drunk and their behaviour being loud and sweary (in a pub where this is pretty common behaviour and has been for hundreds of years)? His “assisting”them, I’m making a large assumption here, but did he physically assault them by assisting them?

    I have to admit I’m not really a drinker and I don’t like drunk behaviour, but I also know its not a good idea to ask said drunks outside for a discussion about how they should behave. I may be a bit overly sensible, but if the staff were unwilling to ask the drunks to leave, then I know its not my job to get into an altercation on their behalf, so I’d sit in a part of the pub where I wasn’t affected or I would leave.

    I guess there is a fine line between being a “Good Samaritan” and also acting like a violent thug. Just reminded me, The Equalizer 2 is out soon.

    w00dster
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    No, I have the Pro. Bought a refurbished one a few years ago. Couple of team mates have the Atom though and are very happy with it. Had some teething issues but they are happy that they are now sorted.

    w00dster
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    Possibly over budget, but is a Watt Bike an option? Are you going to be using it all year round? If not you can rent one for the wetter months.

    I have one, its the most simple faff free product I own. I have to have mine in the house, so having it permanently set up ready to ride is a bonus. If I had the space I may have gone for the Kickr, but the Wattbike was a much easier sell to the missus.

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    Newrobdob, I’m presuming you are joking? So you have no opinion on politicians? Fred Goodwin or other fat cat bankers? I haven’t met any of them but I have an opinion of them.

    I’m impressed you keep such a neutral outlook on life when you hear Nigel Farage, Donald Trump et al speaking.  Would it not be fair comment to say in my opinion I don’t believe Donald Trump has any morals. In my opinion I believe Donald Trump is only interested in Donald Trump.

    When I hear SDB speak, like Trump, I don’t believe a word he says. He could read out a shopping list and it would sound like he was lying.

    w00dster
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    Had mine for about two years, no problems with it. It was cheap, sub £100. It is what it is though, cheap, slow, not a responsive touch screen, needs a mouse and keyboard to act as a way to use it anything remotely efficiently and its difficult to upgrade (small hard drive so can’t upgrade to Win 10). Browsing without the keyboard and mouse isn’t a nice experience. Simple things like copy and paste, just impossible and drives me mad. Battery life isn’t great, but I’d hazard a guess its similar to other budget options. The slowness can be a pain as it feels like there is a fair bit of lag, for example, if I press the power button it should give me the prompt to swipe down to re-start, it doesn’t so I press it again this time harder, still nothing, then I press it again, and it finally catches up and does the prompt 3 times.

    Positives, my screen from a viewing perspective is actually fairly good. Nice clear and bright colours.

    I’m now in the market for a new device as mine is in need of replacement, but I wouldn’t bother with a Linx again, I’d rather pay more for something more reliable and intuitive. I’d also prefer the hard keyboard of a laptop, my Linx is fairly hefty, so I don’t think much will be lost by having the shell screen of a laptop (chromebook in my case)

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    From my old man when I was 15…”Don’t join the army son, its a bit tough and you’re a bit soft”

    Strangely I’ve never been good at listening to advice, I used to see it as a personal challenge to prove them wrong.

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    I’m in the camp of not being a big drinker but really enjoy it when I do.

    I tend to try and limit myself to no more than 4 pints per week. That’s a personal limit set for weight and health reasons.

    I see it that I ride/train 5 days per week. Eat healthily, so a few beers is well deserved. In this glorious summer I’m really enjoying a bottle of cider while I’m cleaning and fettling with the bike.

    I’ve only ever abstained during January. While I don’t think I’m addicted, I just couldn’t see myself being able to give it up completely.

    Downside to not being a big drinker and being 67kgs….I have to be careful when I go out with my non cycling buddies, 3 pints and I’m pretty drunk.

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    If Self Employed like me, you’ll want to not tie the spare cash up. Invest it, but it needs to be readily available when needs must. A stocks and shares ISA may not be the best investment for a potential short term approach. S&S generally make more money after a decent passage of time, and depend on the type, how much effort your going to put in etc. You’ll have think about exit fees and possibly dividend tax. S&S ISA’a are good, mine is about 12% over about 3 years. But you have to think about your overall financial situation.

    Paying into the mortgage while not a bad idea, ties the money up. There won’t be any benefit when or if money dries up.

    As mentioned above, I’d just bank it for now. It won’t make you money,  but it’s there should you need it. If you don’t need it in 6 months and are confident that you won’t, then invest it at that stage.

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    All depends on what you want from the upgrades. £200 won’t buy you a great set of wheels, may not even be a tangible improvement. You may need to look at someone like Hunt Wheels, about £380 will get you a reasonably light set of wheels. Tredz have Vision Team 35 wheels for £240, 1800 grams, but not sure it’s worth the upgrade. eBay didn’t show too much after a quick look, best I saw was a set of Bontrager Paradigm wheels, again, I’d probably not.

    if the tyres are Gators (continental not Specialized) then getting rid of these and swapping for a nice supple and fast tyre will be a good upgrade. Vittoria Cora’s G+ are highly recommended. Look good, roll well. Get some latex tubes and you’ll have a very nice ride. You could possibly do that swap for £100.

    With regards to 105, maybe slowly start upgrading that as it wears out. New cassette and chain if it’s now been changed recently, maybe look at older 6800 Ultegra to keep prices down.

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    Hi Bikebouy,

    I can see that the head might not need to be in school until 0830 and can leave at 1430. But for the general teacher a school has to factor in “breakfast clubs” and after school clubs. School gates open at 0815. Classroom’s needed to be prepared. Parents may (quite frequently) request meetings with the teachers both before and after class depending on the parents availability. Be interesting to know in your sisters school, who deals with the clubs, parent meetings, class cleaning and prep etc.

    Meetings / Updates from management all tend to be after 4pm. School kids leave at 3:30, gives the teachers 30 mins to clean the classroom or have any after school parent meetings, then attend the meeting.

    Not overly sure its a lifestyle choice for the majority. Teachers still have to commute, sort out their own children etc. In fact most of the “older longer serving” teachers have a similar commute to other Private Sector friends. My wife has a weeks residential next term, that’s “optional”, the reality is she will have to do it, our own children will have to be sorted out somehow.

    My wife doesn’t in anyway whine or moan about her pay or her conditions. But she does get fed up with the usual comments about “how many holidays”. I’m in the Private Sector, working in the City, I’m well rewarded financially and in terms of managing my time. Absolutely no way would I swap jobs.

    w00dster
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    Married to a teacher, seriously not a job I would want to do. There’s an awful lot of stress, a lot of ungrateful rude and even threatening parents, hours are pretty bad. Whilst it may be seen as a 6 week holiday to most, I can assure you it isn’t. Unless my wife and her teaching friends are unusual, there won’t be any marking going on in the pub beer garden.

    My wife will be working during the summer holidays. Yes, like the vast majority of people she will also be taking time off to have the family holiday. She will be back in work towards the end of August. She did break up on Friday, so will have a good 3 weeks off. Easter holidays, she generally has a lot of work on, while she won’t be in school everyday, she will be working most days including weekends (starts to lead up to exam silly season).

    In our house Sundays are a write off, I tend to ride on a Sunday morning so wife entertains our children. She will then work from about 5pm until 11pm. She tends to get to work at 0730 most days, leaves work at 1700, then works from 2000 until 2230 most nights. Report writing time the hours are a lot worse. School trips, additional stress, not a fun break for the teachers.

    Next term the number of Teaching Assistants per year group has been reduced. This is additional work load for the teachers. My wife accepts that teaching is a vocation, she is very intelligent, good academic qualifications, could easily be earning a lot more in the private sector for a lot less work. However its her choice to work educating the future. How many more years she will keep putting up with it, not sure. I’d have jacked it in by now.

    There’s a lot wrong with the school system and how the pay and work load is divided up. But this isn’t down to the teachers getting a pay rise. Certainly over the last 10 years my wife has been saying how Academy Schools seem to be very top heavy with leadership roles. Usual story of too many Chiefs and not enough Indians.

    I used to always think teachers had it easy, then I married one and my eyes were opened to the reality.

    Rant over…

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    Is a watt bike an option?

    Absolutely no faff, just works. No doing anything to mine since unboxing it a year ago. Everything just connects and works. I just use my iPad to connect to the cadence and power meter, use Sufferfest for training content. Job jobbed as some may say.

    Get the kids to share a room, sell their toys, all sorted for you. I’d say anything you have to get out and setup each time has the potential to become a faff.

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    I’m a fan of Llandegla, I’m a roadie who mountain bikes. I like the climbs at Llandegla….The red is easy enough for a relatively new rider. Failing that the blue is rollable, some great views as well.

    just for kicks, this is good, did it with wife last autumn…..https://www.zipworld.co.uk/adventure/velocity

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    Be a watch or a necklace if it was me. Engraved with a message. Being really boring I may even look at buying them a cash ISA to be used towards deposit on future house. You can carry on topping it up over time.

    Pens are a good idea, but they can get lost or stolen fairly easily.

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    Just tell them to join the army and be real men…..

    Or a map showing enemy lines, then the next slide a picture of some airmen back in Blighty drinking tea?

    As my dad said to me when I was 16, don’t join the army son, it’s a hard dangerous job, join the airforce for the WRAF’s!!

    (Just kidding!!)

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    Haha, I was thinking 16 minutes at that power was ridiculous!! But then 400 watts for over hour just seems crazy to me as well. Thanks for highlighting my schoolboy mistake. I even had a quick look on my sufferfest passport to see my 5 second power to compare it. Going to go on the wattbike tonight and see what I can maintain for 16 seconds – yep I won’t be 18 days into a Grand Tour or already climbed some tough mountains, but apart from that surely its a close scientific comparison?!? We do weigh the same afterall…..Even if I’m 5 foot 8 and he’s 6 foot 1.

    Yeah the 14 gels, not nice. I struggle with 2 gels on a long ride. But then again I prefer real food (by real food I mean cake).

    Wonder if my cappuccino with one brown sugar in it is classed as isotonic?

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    Back to Froome and the Salbutamol, some really interesting quotes from Dr Jeroen Swart yesterday, which I fully agree with….

    “So my take on the Froome issue. This has been brewing for some time. 1) There is limited evidence for Salbutamol being on the list in the first place. Other more pressing substances aren’t on it. 2) The thresholds were based on very limited research. This is WADA’s mess.”

    “It just took someone who had the finances and means to challenge the regulations on Salbutamol and they’ve been found wanting.”

    “My opinion: Take Salbutamol off the list. You get more bang for your buck out of a cup of coffee. Then put Tramadol on it. And prohibit Corticosteroids at all times. Hopefully some changes soon.”

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    Reading the BBC Link from MikeWSmith makes great reading. The numbers, in terms of watts and duration are awesome. Planned timing and power 45 mins at 350 watts, 45 mins at 250 watts, recovering for an hour at 200 watts, followed by just over an hour at 400 watts, Froome managed 407 watts for the climb. Just seeing how organised the team is in terms of energy expenditure versus energy consumed is really interesting.

    16 mins averaging 603 watts – wow. Makes my 1 min effort look incredibly feeble!! (Note to self, must try harder!)

    Not read the full document yet, but will do this evening. Just shows he is a machine, and as the article says, a perfect match between intelligence and athletic ambition.

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    Not sure who Paracelsus is, was that the Jiffybag courier? (Ah, well I thought it was amusing!)

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    The other riders who also requested Kenacort for PED reasons behind false TUE’s were also on label for an approved drug. They’ve since confirmed their usage and how they played the TUE system.

    I’m sure you’re familiar with Geert Leinders, the Sky doctor in 2011 and 2012, who was banned for life in 2015 for doping violations.

    “Rasmussen – who was thrown off the Tour de France in 2007 because of disparities in the information he gave over his whereabouts for out-of-competition testing – claimed that Leinders assisted him with blood transfusions during the 2004 and 2005 Tours de France and the 2007 Giro d’Italia, that Leinders wrote false medical certificates to enable him to use cortisone”

    Just seems strange, that a drug used as a PED since the 1960’s, used by a doctor in professional cycling as a PED, one who gave out false TUEs, who worked at Sky during the years in question, a rider who injected it, but then said he never had injections, whose team had a no needle policy. A TUE which was used as preventative, using a drug that is not the best or most appropriate for the condition, was used. By a team who didn’t keep any medical records of who was given the treatment, what amounts they were given or how often.

    When I read things like this it makes me think, hmmm, maybe something fishy went on with Wiggins’ TUE as well….

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/westra-admits-using-tues-for-performance-enhancement/

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    Going off topic here so I apologise now….TiRed, think we may need to agree to disagree on the Wiggins Kenacort use. Kenacort is a strange one, I don’t think we can safely say “Sorry to disappoint, but neither of these two events are anything noteworthy.”

    From Jeroen Swart (https://cyclingtips.com/2016/09/team-sky-tue-controversy-why-one-medical-expert-has-real-concerns/)

    But the benefits of corticosteroids are documented. Not only in peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts that have demonstrated statistically-significant performance enhancing effects of corticosteroids in endurance sport. But you have also got the testimony from a large number of riders, ex professionals. David Millar’s testimony in his book. Laurent Fignon when he got diagnosed with cancer. Armstrong admitted to the use of corticosteroids. There are probably dozens of others if you went hunting for them.

    The use of corticosteroids as a performance-enhancer in cycling is, from an anecdotal perspective, is very well founded and from a performance perspective in science in competition, definitely evidence is there.

    So you are taking a long-acting corticosteroid just before a Grand Tour, and the chances are you can gain a performance benefit out of it.

    Michael Rasmussen talked about applying for a TUE to get this injection. He said that Geert Leinders did exactly that for them. He would apply for a TUE for some arbitrary illness, and then inject them with exactly the same substance, Triamcinolone acetonide, just before a Grand Tour.

    From the Secret Pro….

    “I’ve never taken Kenacort, but from what I have heard, it’s just rocket fuel. All of my injuries have involved me ending up in the hospital. I can only take it from guys I’ve spoken with, how good it is. Supposedly it makes you bionic. It strips down any muscle you’re not using, and any fat you have is used as energy. Your arms waste away, your legs become lean; the muscles you do use become all muscle, no fat.”

    Pretty similar to what Millar says. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/16/opinion/sunday/how-to-get-away-with-doping.html

    My thoughts….Isn’t the thing about Kenacort that not only does it reduce body fat it also preserves glycogen thus enhancing performance which is what you would want for an endurance sport? Along with the possible PED advantages it also aids with recovery, reducing any inflamations a rider may have? Should pre-emptive use of a Corticosteroid be allowed? Ethically I don’t think its correct.

    Looks to me like it’s not really safe to say that Wiggins’ injection of kenacort was nothing noteworthy. Its been used as a PED since the 1960’s. I also accept there are other medical studies showing no performance enhancement. So its quite contradictory and in my opinion based on the history of the usage of the drug, the fact that Team Sky doctors wouldn’t allow Wiggin’s doctor to order a fourth TUE by changing the password on the Adams system, by the lack of medical records kept by Sky, make it in my opinion noteworthy.

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