Man, my wife and I are heart broken. The veil has droped again and I must face what I already know: My cycling heroes are all dopers. My wife said, "This was my first and last foray into watching sports." During July we usually prepare French food every night and take longer rides on our daily cycling commutes to and from work. We will try to continue this tradition.
I have purposefully deluded myself that these riders don't dope. Deep down I knew that the peleton dopes as a whole, it just sucks that my rider (Basso) was caught and so many others weren't. It's hypocritical to not just end competitive cycling completely. As long as humans compete, we cheat.
I, like others here, use the tour to train harder and I still will. When these scandels break out my only resort is to train old school (smoking cigerettes, drinking espresso and taking speed). I only hope I don't drop dead after climbing, so I can make it home to drink copious amounts of homebrew.
This sport has been dirty since it started and will be dirty as long as it exists. I just wish it would go the way of the World Cup and all other professional sports: IGNORE THE PROBLEM. Where does professional cycling get off telling athletes that they can't ruin their bodies and inspire young people to do the same.
My sarcastic vote for the winner: Thomas Voeckler!! It's a damn French conspiracy I tell you. Ever since the prologue coverage at the Dauphiné Libéré (the camera focused on Voeckler and ignored Zabriskie's blistering performance), I knew the jig was up. Viva la France!
Michael
I have purposefully deluded myself that these riders don't dope. Deep down I knew that the peleton dopes as a whole, it just sucks that my rider (Basso) was caught and so many others weren't. It's hypocritical to not just end competitive cycling completely. As long as humans compete, we cheat.
I, like others here, use the tour to train harder and I still will. When these scandels break out my only resort is to train old school (smoking cigerettes, drinking espresso and taking speed). I only hope I don't drop dead after climbing, so I can make it home to drink copious amounts of homebrew.
This sport has been dirty since it started and will be dirty as long as it exists. I just wish it would go the way of the World Cup and all other professional sports: IGNORE THE PROBLEM. Where does professional cycling get off telling athletes that they can't ruin their bodies and inspire young people to do the same.
My sarcastic vote for the winner: Thomas Voeckler!! It's a damn French conspiracy I tell you. Ever since the prologue coverage at the Dauphiné Libéré (the camera focused on Voeckler and ignored Zabriskie's blistering performance), I knew the jig was up. Viva la France!
Michael