"Tom Kunich" wrote in message
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Not to put too fine a point on it but Dr. Ferrari is one of the
greatest sports physiologists in history whereas Balco was a
pharmaceutical company that was inventing new drugs to beat the
detection process.


I don't want to dispute your statement that Ferrari one of the greatest
sports physiologists in history, but you know of course that he thanked his
fame in the cycling world being the medical adviser of the Gewiss-team in
1994/1995 when the hematocrite level of his clients rose sharply in six
month (Furlan 38-51, Ugrumov 42-60, Riis 41-56, Gotti 40-57, Berzin 41-53,
etc.), resulting in the stunning results of the team in 1995 and Ferrari's
popularity among other ambitious riders.

Benjo