Originally Posted by Donegal

I don't blame anybody for having an opinion differing from mine. I just hate people who sling *&$# without any basis in such a manner as to negatively affect other peoples lives. I don't buy any performance as weak as that one. Another bunch of sour grapes.

As to the doping being rampant in cycling now and condemning cycling, Bull.... There are stories of doping from the beginning of the event. It wasn't even tested for or enforced until this last generation of cyclists. I like the reference to the doping problem in the sport just since I left and Lance started. What a farce. The only difference is that there used to be no testing. There were no banned drugs. I was apalled to learn that blood doping used to be a standard tool used by Olympic Track and Field athletes until it was banned. I forget which year I read that the entire American olympic team was blood doping, it was in the 80's.

I believe that there is less doping than in the past, especially since there is testing. Remember how many riders have died in the past from overdosing their drugs. I forget which old French champion's wife got hold of his "mix" and she got so stoned, she did a strip tease for the crowd.

In reference to the professionalism of the Labs,,,,,,,,, "are they paying Lemond?" He claimed it is impossible to spike EPO into a sample from 1999. (who was he attacking) Since it was acceptable for the tech doing Landis' test to just change the baseline to make it "look better", I question the science. Any rider in the Tour should be taking double samples and saving one.

Last but not least, is cycling that boring to the fans? Why is all the news about doping? Why all the headlines? What about the racing? Certain members of the press are more interested in publishing hematocrit levels than talking about why a rider may have screwed up attacking too early in a race. Personally, I like to watch and read about cycling, not doping. There is no other sport that makes doping the headline rather than the sport itself. I know a good scandal sells newspapers, but I for one am tired of the b.s. and witch hunts. Rant over.