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lots o' people believe if no one doped, the same people would win but the times would be slower. vinokurov tested postive for an "illegal blood transfusion" but i think the guy got the transfusion to clean out his septic knee. i'm sure he was on some kind of painkillers, you don't cycle up the alps with stiches in both knees and elbow and not feel it.
you figure, these guys are cycling over 100 miles a day, every day, for three weeks. i do a century, i don't ride the next day, or i ride slow and short. and they aren't just riding a bike, they are RACING, which means they are going full throttle, with no recovery period.
this sounds like i am pro-doping, i'm not.
that said, i think doping should be mandatory. doping gives someone an edge, correct? if everyone doped, then the playing field would be even and it would come back down to training and natural talent and ability to suffer. make everyone dope, and take away the unfair advantage the dopers have.
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onward to mayhem!
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