@Dov - it's somewhat incriminating if it gets into the wrong hands though, no? I imagine the likes of Armstrong, Vinokourov, Contador et al pay someone else to keep a heavily disguised record of their doping regimes, as the Ferrari trial in Italy would seem to confirm.
What I don't understand (and this is a genuine question not an alibi for Armstrong et al) is how a doctor can get away with doping riders illegally? Surely it can't be difficult to find records of who the drugs were administered to? I worked in pharmacy (many years ago) and you could barely get prozac off the shelves without showing your passport - how can a registered medical professional dole out drugs without there being a paper trail?
Obviously with Puerto the names of 'patients' were covered up (albeit badly) but it seems that the witchhunt for riders should switch to the doctors.
What I don't understand (and this is a genuine question not an alibi for Armstrong et al) is how a doctor can get away with doping riders illegally? Surely it can't be difficult to find records of who the drugs were administered to? I worked in pharmacy (many years ago) and you could barely get prozac off the shelves without showing your passport - how can a registered medical professional dole out drugs without there being a paper trail?
Obviously with Puerto the names of 'patients' were covered up (albeit badly) but it seems that the witchhunt for riders should switch to the doctors.