Can work:
They have already identified many of the factors that lead to better performance and these can be tested (e.g. hematocrit levels). The powers that be could simply say if you are over or under x for these factors, you're out. Work with your doctor to get up to the upper limit if you want, how ever you want...
Some drugs for which testing is accurate could remain banned. Others would be discretionary.
This would be safer than having athletes take the incorrect doses of products purchased on the black market. When Tom Simpson died during the Tour de France, it was because he took too high a dose of amphetamines. A team doctor, officially recognized, could dole out proper doses.
For more on this see: TheSportsAcademics.blogspot.com and search under doping.
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Can work: They have already identified many of the factors that lead to better performance and these can be tested (e.g. hematocrit levels). The powers that be could simply say if you are over or under x for these factors, you're out. Work with your doctor to get up to the upper limit if you want, how ever you want... Some drugs for which testing is accurate could remain banned. Others would be discretionary. This would be safer than having athletes take the incorrect doses of products purchased on the black market. When Tom Simpson died during the Tour de France, it was because he took too high a dose of amphetamines. A team doctor, officially recognized, could dole out proper doses. For more on this see: TheSportsAcademics.blogspot.com and search under doping.
In fact, during the early days of the Tour the bike was more important than the rider. This machine over man mentality may have contributed to the doping culture prevalent in cycling today (do anything to make the bike look good...). Read more on this here: http://thesportsacademics.blogspot.com/2008/07/against-john-henry-machine-over-man-on.html