Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies

Hein FM Lodewijkx

Publications

• Review Article
  The Epo Fable in Professional Cycling: Facts, Fallacies and Fabrications
  Author(s): Hein FM LodewijkxHein FM Lodewijkx
  
  The massive doping schemes that surfaced in professional cycling suggest that riders’ performances, realized in the controversial ‘epo era’ (>1990), are a cut above achievements delivered by their forerunners. We examined this superior performances assumption (SPA) by conducting six historic studies, which all scrutinized archival records of winning riders’ stage race and time trial performances demonstrated in the three European Grand Tours (Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España; 1903–2013), including Lance Armstrong’s wins. Findings revealed that all riders’ wins in the epo years are no exception to the variability in speed progress observed in the three races over time and none of their achievements proved to be outliers. This also holds true for Armstrong’s performances. These findings agree with results of.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0673.1000141

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