Pre cleared doping

Triathlon Forum
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Maybe this is the way to dope, just get a pre clearance.

From Velonews.

Cioni receives UCI permission for high hematocrit
Dario Cioni - the Italian rider excluded from the national team after pre-race screenings indicated a high red blood cell count ahead of the road world championships - has been given clearance by the UCI to race with a high hematocrit.

Cioni said he underwent extensive testing with the UCI to receive the certificate. Several other riders with naturally high levels have also received certificates, including 2004 Giro d’Italia champion Damiano Cunego.

“Since 1992, I have recorded my elevated levels of hematocrit,” Cioni told DataSport. “My brother also has a high level, so it’s genetic. I faced the same situation when I raced mountain bikes.”

Cioni is set to ride with Liquigas in 2005.

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You don’t know much about the subject, do you? If not, why do you post about it?

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or maybe this is the way to go when you naturally have a high hct and you feel like racing at a high level :slight_smile: Better safe than sorry…

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Plenty of aathletes have pre clearences. Show you have to take a med daily for a chronic condition. Asthma and allergies come to mind. Cheating - maybe, maybe not.