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Originally Posted by habernac
the Tour de France being as embarrassing as spandex shorts...
Comments like this one are tiresome as well. 209 riders started the Tour this year. A paltry few were removed for doping and suddenly all cyclists are suddenly dirty. What's embarassing, Eric, are people like you (and most of the rest of North American sports departments) reporting on it when you don't have a clue as to what the sport is about.
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You're kidding right? It's common knowledge that everyone dopes up for the Tour. I'm not being sarcastic.
Check any interview with retired cyclists, the ones that admit it (which are plentiful) state that those that don't admit are lying.
Both the grueling nature of the Tour AND the culture of cycling have developed a state of "don't get caught" attitude. No wonder the ASO has broken ties with the UCI, they've made the whole anti-doping issue a very inconsistent matter.
Rumor has it the Tour wants to go back to competing with national teams instead of sponsored teams like in the 60's. IF they do decide on this, I wonder what measures can be taken (if any) to get the sport clean (for once; I'm not going to say 'again', as even in the days of Eddy Merckx, inluding himself, have been using illegal performance enhancing drugs).
Cycling has probably never been clean.