Well that’s what Bahrain are doing isn’t it … just it’s more pure resource (money) than proven expertise and resource - and they just chose (mostly) the top of the bunch to start with.
It will certainly be interesting if they do commit a little closer to tri though. As a British company and team, it would be great if they could pull someone like Skipper on board as you say.
After the shade Wurf was happy to throw on Lange, I hope he’s ready for the Jiffy Bag banter.
Despite the un-doubtable juggernaut of expertise Ineos bring to athletes, the environmental credentials & the doping probes aren’t the ‘best look’ imho; but $$$ talks, much like Bahrain 13.
Joking aside, I have more confidence that Wurf is clean just down the the amount of races he entered where testing is more likely.
I expect you’re right; but Lance never tested positive.
Well he did, but he managed to produce a TUE to get out of it 
Given the threat of protests at the Tour de Yorkshire last year, I think there’s probably a bigger reputational risk for a cycling team or triathlete being associated with Ineos than there is the other way round 
You’re probably right in that its riddled…but that’s not the public’s perception.
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Probably very true, but at least Skipper’s already got his head screwed on, so perhaps less to be gained than say if someone like the Colonel joined.
I’d pay to see the behind the scenes documentary of that one!
I don’t follow cycling outside the tours, but looks like Wurf is making his Ineous debut at Algarve 5 day stage race. Domestique duty, with the final day being 20km TT.
He definitely raced in Australia a few weeks ago.
Will be great if he has a proper run out in the tt.
Yes, he’s already raced.
He’s said he’ll do up to the spring classics then drop out to start his Kona build.
Did you see Nicholas Portal died today
I saw that. Sad, sad news.
Yeah, only 40.
So so sad.
BBC say it was a heart attack, yet you expect these people would have had various tests over the years. But Ugo Ehiogu was only mid 40’s when he died a few years ago.
Guardian reports that he had heart problems during his racing career, so obviously something that was on the radar.
Awful news though, I always thought he came across as one of the most likeable guys during the TDF coverage.
Yeah, very sad.
Tuckngo suggests something was known here, but in general reply to jeffs comment, there aren’t really that many tests worth doing. Just because pro athletes might have access to private healthcare (not always!) there aren’t that many differences to normal NHS. Private healthcare is normally just quicker and better “hotel” services, not better healthcare. Some basic blood tests and blood pressure to identify risk factors, and an ECG to identify any obvious electrical abnormalities. Possibly an ECHO scan.
Beyond that even with added resources it’s likely detrimental to go fishing looking for anything else, not knowing if it’s relevant. I might be wrong but I highly doubt pro athletes go through CT/angiograms/coronary perfusion scans etc without having a prior abnormality.
Always an interesting Q on if you could have a full body scan (even without radiation risk etc) would you have one. Probably shouldn’t, too much chance of false positives/overdiagnosis.
Depends what sport you are in I imagine. I have a friend who works in specialist cardiac scanning and she occasionally does professional footballers as part of their transfer medical if the club is in that locale. I think after the Muamba incident (and others), there is a lot more testing in football now.
She works for the NHS, but as you say, it’s largely the same people doing the same things.