Originally Posted by
Jed19
Yep, I think the current two year ban for the first offence is a joke.
No one dopes because the penalties are too lenient, they dope because they think they won't get caught. Harsher penalties won't change that. Better tests will.
If pro cycling is willing to invest a lot more money and other resources, and willing to intrude more into its athletes' lives, then they can create a system that catches all the cheats. I don't believe that will happen though.