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Originally Posted by dmoolenaar
Yes but what do you believe/suspect?
I won't go so far to say LA IS doping but admittedly I'm having a real hard time believing he is totally clean given his long track record of utterly destroying the competition year in/out. As I have stated in other cycling threads I think most of the field is doping in some manner, as are many of the athletes in all pro sports. That Lance can do it clean...hummm...perhaps he's just smarter than the average peloton bear...
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Is it doping if you're so ahead of the curve on the substances being used that they aren't on the banned list yet and therefore aren't tested for? Lance has always been "legal" but that doesn't necessarily mean he's not benefitting from modern chemistry. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to believe he's just a genetic freak, but I raced with Tyler Hamilton in college, and, having known him, if a guy like that succumbed to doping, then anyone can (and pretty much has to in order to be competitive in the pro peleton). They've been doping throughout the history of the sport -- used to be that amphetamines were the performance enhancer of choice.