mike_mccue

craigb


So...  If everyone in the Tour De France really was doping, then wasn't it still a level playing field and Lance was the best?

One obvious concern is that the people who do not have the budget to hire Dr. Ferrari or his proteges don't have access to the proper medical information or expertise.


Over a dozen professional riders have died trying to stay level by using the same drugs without adequate supervision.


Countless amateurs have made the same mistakes and ruined their bodies potential to ever be competitive.


Many amateurs were used as guinea pigs when these drugs were tested and left with lifelong health issues. 


Many low level riders who tested hot were simply thrown out of the system. They were used by doctors to experiment with ways to administer dosages and techniques in an effort to learn how to beat the screening tests. Many of these riders didn't even know they were taking drugs. The most expensive doctors will help you beat the tests. They have great experience and have they left a lot of people on the side of the road while developing their expertise.


There is a legacy of carnage left behind by the industry that promoted drugs in competitive cycling. It's a big long scar.


The guys with the good money are the ones who take the drugs and rarely get sick or caught.










The drugs have not leveled the playing field... they have created a disparity that is wider than at any time in the history of sport.








The worst part was having witnessed it enter the amateur ranks and ruin our sport. The true gentleman and women simply drifted away and left the sport to the ruination brought on by a culture of shallowness and winning at any cost. In the 70's and 80's it was self correcting... the drugs ruined the athletes and they disappeared from the scene after a brief moment of glory. By the nineties the drugs and dosages were working real real good... and that ruined the entire sport to the profit of sports marketing empires.






best regards,
mike

backwoods

I read a few articles about LA yesterday and one guy had a good point- all the cyclists who doped should come out- don't leave one guy to hang out and dry.

zungle


What does Live Strong do?
 
More than any of us combined will do in our life time........
 
The web site and its info alone is more than "Doing" something.
 
Who cares if they make money..............are we f****ing socialist.......
 
I don't care................make money, mismanage money..........whatever.
 
Lets just all run around "Fat" and "Out of Shape ".................who cares about health knowledge and disease.........
 
Better yet........lets spend more $$$ at McDonalds.......they manage their $$$ better and they don't pretend to be healthy or even care.
 
 
 
 
 

spacey


removed....just to crazy...decided I didn't want shake the tree...enough nuts already.

batsbrew


No matter what he did his charity still has helped more people than his doping has hurt.

That about sums it up....................

trimph1


Would it be better if he is thrown behind bars to do hard time?

Maybe  the organization he founded should be disbanded.

Remember his face well...for he does not have a scarlet letter on his head...yet.

backwoods


Gee, Oprah was right- LA came ready!