With two top contenders thrown out and a few more not allowed to start again, it seems like the cycle of doping or doping allegations will never end. It's been getting worse and worse the past 2 years and it's starting to wear on me.
I started at 27th and Vine in 1999 about 5 months before Lance won his first Tour. I remember Gast getting all excited about the Tour and I had no clue what was going on. We watched videos of the previous day's stage on a little TV by the BMX section and he explained to me what was going on. Back then Phil Liggett just asssumed everyone watching knew what was going on and didn't dumb it down quite as much so I needed help understanding what was going on. Over the years I came to enjoy this sport and now I love it. Reading about it and watching new and old races is great and exciting. I don't know if I can deal with all the top guys getting constantly thrown out cause they keep getting caught cheating. The sport is grand and elite but really it's the stars that I want to see, not just a bunch of no-names riding around. What if this inquisition had happened a few years ago? I wonder if Lance would have faced more scrutiny than he did. Who knows, he may have been booted for his relationships with questionable doctors.
Everyone seemed so damn sure all the riders were clean now. I wonder if any of them are. They talk about Frank Schleck and Contador being a "breath of fresh air" because they are young riders. What does that prove? (As a side note, how come Barry Bonds gets to keep playing baseball even though he doped?)
A clean break wouldn't be too hard for me. It's not like I grew up watching cycling. It's not bred into me like Husker football was. What business does a Nebraska boy have watching this stuff anyway?
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don't give up on watching sports buddy just cuz some sportsmen are on dope...
i hear ya carp. this was the first year in 20 that i didn't watch a single stage.
the answer is your local racing scene. bike racing is beautiful at any level; especially when its done for the love of the sport and not money or fame.
I hear that Dave. Does trying to win your entry fee back count as "doing it for the money"?
By the way, doing any cross this fall :-)?
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