Originally Posted by pinky
number three there is no such thing as a level playing field, number four atheletes are still going to suffer possibly even more than before-doping merely allows it to happen more often and at higher speed, number five...if Lance (or Rebellin or Ullrich or Bettini or...) isn't doping then how come he keeps winning especially when there is doping (like Hamilton)?
In regards to #3, the playing field would be fluctuated by drugs.
In regards to #4, if an athlete has better performance capabilities, they will suffer less. A tough 100 mile route won't be as tough, and a group sprint of 10 riders at the end will turn into a group of 100 riders.
The only way to make the suffering level as high would be to compensate for the drugs by making the races longer and tougher.
In regards to #5, it is wrong to assume that it is already impossible for a clean rider to beat a doped rider.