Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
Already been done, though not by an ex-pro.
Even more interestingly IMO was that PEDs turned an average Joe cyclist into a very strong rider in 4 months. Plus 15-20 hours a week, of course. PEDs don't make you strong, they enable you to get better results if you do the work. Remember that doped Lance rode those Pyrenees passes in the cold spring rain.
The very informative and a cautionary tale is here:
https://www.outsideonline.com/1924306/drug-test
The important things to note....PEDs cover a very wide range of things that do many things. From boosting strength to aiding recovery and so on, some are only useful in certain athletic contexts (like beta-blockers in shooting). Which leads to the funny problem that many many many OTC and prescription-only drugs are on the WADA banned substances list....because lots of modern drugs coincidentally also have secondary/tertiary effects beneficial to athletic performance.
The WADA banned PED list is huge...because they cover lots of sports, where an "unfair advantage" can be lots of things....like the aforesaid beta blockers in shooting, or enhanced recovery in cycling and so on.
A recent bit of hilarity was the World Bridge Champion was popped for doping. Yes, you read right. Bridge. The card game. Doping. See, the IOC and WADA sanction the tournament--so WADA rules apply, even if to card-game playing the drugs found don't actually do ANYTHING to enhance performance.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/geir-he...ed-for-doping/