Check out the latest issue of VeloNews for a feature on cover boy Christian Vande Velde and his transformation from super domestique to team leader.
From the article: “Christian has always been someone who has the correct physiological and hematological parameters to win races clean,” Vaughters said. “Racing becoming cleaner is only going to benefit him as a rider. He is now performing up to the maximum of the physiological capabilities he was given. His power output and climbing speeds are totally in line with what he has always been capable of. The difference is that he believes right now, and he is maximizing it to a degree he never had before.”
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