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Old 02-28-05, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by alanbikehouston
But, yes, if he is guilty, he ought to tell the truth. And, he ought to tell the truth about every other form of drug abuse, blood transfusions, EPO, HGH...lay out everything he knows. About himself. And about any active rider that Tyler knows from personal observation has been cheating.

Telling the truth might end his racing career, but might help the effort to clean up the sport. And earn him back the respect that his courage on his bike had won for him.
I totally agree! One of the things about this whole Jose Canseco thing the constant refference by the media wags that he's a rat. So if your teamate is cheating and you tell someone you are a bad person. What kind of message does that send to kid coming up through the ranks? The only way professional sport is going to rid itself of drugs is from the inside. The player (riders) need to speak out and tell the truth. Unfortunately I believe these guys want to keep the drugs in the sport becuase they like how it makes them feel.

In this months CycleSport Peter Winnin makes a pretty compelling case for the legalization of most drugs. His claim is that for the most part the list of banned substances do nothing to enhance your performance. He does however say the EPO should be banned as it does enhance a riders ability to perform. He states that the arrival of EPO in the late 80's and early 90's completely changed the peleton. This also give some creadence to LeMonds gripe about how the arrival of EPO drove him out of the sport.
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