Okay, that’s the theoretical
Okay, that’s the theoretical advantage, but there are lots of other variables to consider.
I remember talking to a coach a few years back who said that effectively the best riders got the best drugs – pro bike teams didn’t waste expensive drugs on guys they didn’t think would win, (effectively the old level playing field argument) and that on the inside there was no thought that this was cheating it was just what a good pro did which was why they got so pissed off with riders who wouldn’t “take their beans” especially if they then talked about it
The evil of EPO was not that bike riders cheated, it was that so many of them died unnecessarily simply trying to be ‘good pros’.