Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
If you're Davis Phinney, i.e. the Father of a talented kid trying to become a sucessful pro, you care.
If you had a talented child, would you like your child to have to decide to either 1) take drugs, illegally, against the rules, and potentially threatening your health, if not your life, or 2) give up any chance of realizing your dream to be a pro.
That's pretty much what the choice has been for a number of years, and anybody that cares about competitive cycling, or their kids has reason to care.
ok well that perspective makes sense. i guess i was coming more from a cycling enthusiast's/fan's perspective.
i mean, realistically, doping is here and its here to stay. its unfortunate but its true. no amount of regulation is going to stop it.
but then again, in many respects doping can be seen as a more of an equalizer. lets face it, these top tier athletes are genetic freaks. sure a lot of hard work and dedication is involved, but they still have that DNA basis that gives them that chance to be the best, which most other of us never have.
maybe doping gives some people the oppurtunity to exceed the boundaries of their genetics and allow them to accomplish and work hard for things they would not otherwise have been able to do
note: im not condoning or encouraging doping