Originally Posted by
DrIsotope
Yeah, that's the rub, innit? Is drafting a city bus for 2 blocks a greater or lesser infraction than blood doping? I have to kind of think it's not as bad. But there is all manner of less-than-honest behavior going on in pretty much any competitive activity.
I was talking with my wife about this very topic out on a ride this past weekend, after a 17-year-old member of the local Juniors racing team took one of my KOMs. She said, "Just get hopped up on drugs. It's not real racing. There's no one to answer to." She said it jokingly, and it is funny... but she's also not wrong. I'm sure there are plenty of doped riders on Strava, both chemically and mechanically. How long until we see the first Zwift doping scandal?
Yeah, spend enough time in sports (or even video games, for that matter) and you will see there are all sorts of scumbags and losers out there that would sell out their own mothers in order to get a "win." At least some of the skill sports are a little better on the amateur level, because doping alone isn't enough to overcome other deficiencies. And then I guess you have stuff like car and motorcycle racing, if you consider that a sport.