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Originally Posted by Kurt V
Personally I believe there should be a zero tolerance across the boards in all sports. Only because of the health risks involved in using steriods.
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In cycling, the drugs used are mostly to increase hemotcrit or aid recovery. Steroids are of no use. They are also mostly administered under medical scrutiny, so there is little actual risk. The risk was in the past when riders were doing it without watching their hematocrit, their blood could actually become too viscous to pump with their low resting heartrates while asleep.
How is sleeping in an altitude tent (legal) different than taking medically supervised EPO (illegal)? Both increase hematocrit.
I totally agree w/ David's post-they're all doping so its just leveled the field. While I'd like to believe Lance's carefully worded denials, given that every one of his rivals has now been outed, I can't accept it any longer. And, given that Levi was as strong as Contador and on the same team, can you believe that either?
All this is going to do is drive sponsors out of the sport.