Originally Posted by
cale
The "everyone does it" argument fails to consider that the drugs were not available to other athletes in any sort of equal fashion. It was the ability of some teams to monopolize the performance enhancing drug expertise of certain specialized physicians that so completely upset the level playing field.
98 Festina Scandal.
04 Cofidis
Just two of the high profile situations that opened the door to the fact that MOST of these teams and cyclists were knowingly participating in doping schemes.
These folks didn't just get good at all this conspiracy and cover up overnight.