Originally Posted by FarHorizon
Depends on whether you think of cycling as sport or entertainment. As a sport, doping is cheating, and the dopers cheat the legit (non-doping) athletes out of fair wins. If bike racing is spectator entertainment, then whatever entertains the unwashed crowds is kosher. I am, indeed, weary of the issue. If doping is to be prohibited, then the tests must be more tamper-proof and unambiguous than they currently are. If doping is to be accepted, then there is no need for tests, and let the foolishness continue. In either case, the press should be shot.
+1
+1+ on the media
and add the great corrupter - money, and like hollyweird, nothing is beyond the realm of acceptable. As for Frankie, if his realization is genuine, then good on him. Won't be throwin any stones from my side considering my less than gleaming youth. Mistakes are made by all; forgiveness helps us live together and find the better side of most of us.
All of this is a lot less important than screwin the Planet for our children, stealing from the poor to give to the rich and sending our young off to kill and be killed.