Until now.
Seems to me that doping in distance cycling is endemic.
The New York Times is reporting today that after four years of denials cyclist Floyd Landis has admitted that he used performance enhancing drugs throughout his career. The 2006 Tour de France winner, who was later stripped of that title, reportedly sent e-mails to top cycling officials in the U.S. and Europe detailing his use of the drugs, while also naming other top U.S. riders who he says were doping as well. …
read more – The Adventure Blog – Floyd Landis Admits Doping, Throws Other Riders Under The Bus
Let’s say, for example, that gymnasts from your nation were underage when they competed at the Olympics.
How long can you deny that truth?
It’s bound to come out, sooner or later.
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The front of the pelleton is all on drugs.
OMG what a revelation. Cyclists on drugs! Please say it ain’t so Rick. Well at least the sprinters are clean right? LOL
Still, if we are to crucify each and every cheating athlete should we not be doing the same for all of the officials? I mean they are also on the field of play and usually have the same impact on results (in our sport for sure). I say let’s overturn the Men’s Vault results form 2004, make Dagulescu return his “dirty” medals and re-award them, strip Paul Hamm of his .1 advantage on Parallel Bars and give the medals to the Koreans, re-evaluate vault at Sydney etc. etc. etc. Oh and furthermore I say that if athletes cannot take over the counter medication for colds then judges need to abide by the same rules, same for recreational drugs, alcohol etc. After all we are pretending to be achieving a level playing field, no?
And while we’re at it let’s make Bruno Grandi undergo the same…
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