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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
The problem with the Tour is it has always been an event that allowed the use of drugs, long before other sports, from the outset riders at the turn of the century would use cocaine suspended in alcohol to get them through the ride.The Tour is pretty much an inhuman event that required drug use to complete as the organisers would pick the most difficult climbs and schedules, the clean tour of the last few years has been dull as ditchwater, like watching toyota Yaris racing after growing up on formula one.
We are all also pretty much aware that everyone riding up until a few years ago (and personally I think still), while Armstrong was winning his tours, was also using, therefore we are going to punish Armstrong for playing the game by the unwriten rules of his sport at the time, and won them on what was an even playing field to boot.
I would agree if the sport decided to asterisk every tour win up until the last few years but to persue Armstrong is frankly unfair.
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So your saying that Armstrong was the best doper so he should be allowed to retain his titles! Based on the evidence that is showing up in the NY Times and UK newspapers the USP team had the most sophisticated doping operation going(including a 20 minute warning), you can hardly call that a level playing field.