tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35788819.post1790925924027320579..comments2023-10-12T00:18:31.629+11:00Comments on Alex's Cycle Blog: TdF Speed Trends 1947 - 2017Alex Simmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698332397074026424noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35788819.post-65657070586195899742018-03-12T10:46:49.667+11:002018-03-12T10:46:49.667+11:00Sorry to be late to the party. With respect to the...Sorry to be late to the party. With respect to the residuals plot and doping behavior, I did similar plots of speed vs. distance for the Giro and Vuelta. As in the TdF residual plot, there are periods of years where the residuals were positive, and periods of years where the residuals are negative -- but the years are *not the same* as for the TdF. Thus, if you thought that the residual plot was evidence of doping behavior in the peloton, you'd have to explain why doping behavior had a different time pattern in the Giro, the Tour, and the Vuelta. Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336037087994407943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35788819.post-87966575988021754342017-07-31T23:32:42.899+10:002017-07-31T23:32:42.899+10:00what about wind, direction and speed :-)
The firs...what about wind, direction and speed :-) <br />The first stages in the 2017 TdF was tailwind driven...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35788819.post-49015778937433117992017-07-29T03:15:37.335+10:002017-07-29T03:15:37.335+10:00Interesting analysis, as always!
I am an occasion...Interesting analysis, as always!<br /><br />I am an occasional CN forum contributor and debated with you once or twice in the past. I'd be interested on your opinion about the speed trend analysis coming from the Dutch rEPO-skeptic researchers (Hein Lodewijkx etc). I think that most of your followers have encountered at least some of the research papers published by these people either on the weak scientific evidence on the efficacy of rEPO or about the speed trend analysis of elite cyclists through decades such as these:<br /><br />http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.sports.20120203.02.html<br />http://file.scirp.org/pdf/OALibJ_2016032211522521.pdf (PDF link)<br /><br />Because a substantial portion of your writings deal with the same type of material, I believe I am not the only one who would be interested on whether you have had time to go through the material and if you have, what are thoughts on it (possible strengths and weaknesses, the soundness of the approaches etc.). I think that I am not the only one who is just perplexed about the claims and how contrary they are to the mainstream view of the rEPO-fueled fast 1990s with fast Alpe d'Huez ascent times etc.<br /><br />This material seems just keep coming, and I think you have noticed that these studies have been emerging now some half a dozen of years and have been briefly mentioned in the report of the Cycling Independent Reform Commision (CIRC), not to mention that the recent not-totally-convincing Mt. Ventoux rEPO research came also from Netherlands.<br /><br />Personally I have no clear opinion about the matter. On the other hand, the anecdotal evidence on the efficacy of rEPO seems strong, but I find it always strange that I can't recall seeing any academic attempts to debunk the Dutch findings. Even a precursory opinion would be interesting to read from someone familiar with the subject matter.Aragonin Mietteitähttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911473072160674387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35788819.post-86478912670506597642017-07-28T19:13:49.262+10:002017-07-28T19:13:49.262+10:00Thanks very much for this, very interesting! You m...Thanks very much for this, very interesting! You may be interested in a similar analysis I've done looked at the differences in average and fastest speeds of the tour over time. I've not got 2017 included but I will have soon.<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow">https://engineeringsport.co.uk/2017/07/24/tour-de-france-explore-the-stats/</a>Wiredchophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00829944980995073592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35788819.post-87330676272138372422017-07-28T19:11:35.849+10:002017-07-28T19:11:35.849+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Wiredchophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00829944980995073592noreply@blogger.com