A few things off the top. Tiger Woods.. no ones talking about taking his majors away(linked to doctors associated w/ Roger Clemens.. Anthony Galea). Alex Rodriguez... no ones looking to snake his world series from him, NFL players, NBAers (Lebron James.. just look at the pictures), NHLrs, rugby players and the south pacific "taro" natural steroid... (honestly i don't care)
I have NEVER been a person who has said smoking a joint makes that dude a lesser person, or that rock star on stage having a beer as a lubricant is nothing but a drunk(i do even when the club or theatre says no alcohol on stage.. ****em). I also have never cared if a proffesional athlete got free massages, free nutrition, or had they're realtors fee waved because they're a name in town. Nor have i cared that the top cycling teams can afford better gear, better chefs, better doctors, and more importantly money to train at altitude and do recon on the hard climbs of a grand tour while they send their lesser riders to compete at obligatory UCI world tour events.
WHY DO WE CARE. IF it CAN be caught and nazified, then why cycling. Why a sport that can't charge it's fans admission, a sport where the goodwill of sponsors: is the Black ink.
I am not a huge Lance fan(can't disreguard livestrong... it is just a huge PLUS for a lot of things these days), and when he was earning his titles i was in my teens and had never sat on a road bike in my life. But i did watch a rider lose his Tour De France to Andy S on a ******** drug claim(yes andy dropped a chain....).. but Contador came back and won the Vuelta this year. Is WADA gunna look as deeply in to Jan for 2000,2001, 2003, i mean, if you look at the people who would take Lance's titles... they've all been accused of doping and most punished for it.. Its like trying to find the Rock star in the 80's who didn't do drugs.. Clapton?,,,,, his music sucked in the 80's.
My point being... for the average cyclist like myself, where is the point where i say "ok i can't climb that mountain in west vancouver as fast as the guy on the continental team, but if I can afford a massage afterwards and a detailed diet, and can afford the suppliments to use while riding maybe in two days i can gain some time, then next week more time.." f** f**ks s*ke i remember reading an interview of Carl Edwards(NASCAR) and he explained in full detail how he couldn't take the products of his car sponsor because it would infringe upon NASCAR's drug policy... and it was alergy medication.
IMO, In the professional level of any sport(where the athlete has admitted that it is a dangerous vocation)why go after something that is as dangerous to that one person as is an undercooked filet mignon. I'd rather see bans for tards that cause a crash in the peleton,or send riders off the road, only to return with a broken femur and dirty blue spandex.
(i juss ninja the cooked part of your filet mignon,,, enjoy the diahrea)
I have NEVER been a person who has said smoking a joint makes that dude a lesser person, or that rock star on stage having a beer as a lubricant is nothing but a drunk(i do even when the club or theatre says no alcohol on stage.. ****em). I also have never cared if a proffesional athlete got free massages, free nutrition, or had they're realtors fee waved because they're a name in town. Nor have i cared that the top cycling teams can afford better gear, better chefs, better doctors, and more importantly money to train at altitude and do recon on the hard climbs of a grand tour while they send their lesser riders to compete at obligatory UCI world tour events.
WHY DO WE CARE. IF it CAN be caught and nazified, then why cycling. Why a sport that can't charge it's fans admission, a sport where the goodwill of sponsors: is the Black ink.
I am not a huge Lance fan(can't disreguard livestrong... it is just a huge PLUS for a lot of things these days), and when he was earning his titles i was in my teens and had never sat on a road bike in my life. But i did watch a rider lose his Tour De France to Andy S on a ******** drug claim(yes andy dropped a chain....).. but Contador came back and won the Vuelta this year. Is WADA gunna look as deeply in to Jan for 2000,2001, 2003, i mean, if you look at the people who would take Lance's titles... they've all been accused of doping and most punished for it.. Its like trying to find the Rock star in the 80's who didn't do drugs.. Clapton?,,,,, his music sucked in the 80's.
My point being... for the average cyclist like myself, where is the point where i say "ok i can't climb that mountain in west vancouver as fast as the guy on the continental team, but if I can afford a massage afterwards and a detailed diet, and can afford the suppliments to use while riding maybe in two days i can gain some time, then next week more time.." f** f**ks s*ke i remember reading an interview of Carl Edwards(NASCAR) and he explained in full detail how he couldn't take the products of his car sponsor because it would infringe upon NASCAR's drug policy... and it was alergy medication.
IMO, In the professional level of any sport(where the athlete has admitted that it is a dangerous vocation)why go after something that is as dangerous to that one person as is an undercooked filet mignon. I'd rather see bans for tards that cause a crash in the peleton,or send riders off the road, only to return with a broken femur and dirty blue spandex.
(i juss ninja the cooked part of your filet mignon,,, enjoy the diahrea)