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d_m in reply to @Acliff

Wiki says Indurian's significant weight loss (85 to 78) came after discussions with Italian sports scientist/doc Francesco Conconi. In a completely unrelated point, Conconi also pioneered the use of EPO in cycling around the same time.

With all that said, he still had an FTP of 450w (!!) - 4.88w/kg - at age 46.

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Acliff in reply to @d_m

Genuine physical freak of nature.
Lung capacity of 8 litres. As a taller athlete, Ganna maybe more?

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d_m in reply to @Acliff

Maybe one for the expert on the doping thread, but am I correct in understanding that EPO doesnt transform mediocre athletes into TdF winners, but gives top cyclists an edge (which may be cancelled out if everyone else if on EPO)?

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