Has doping in cycling really become this much a part of our culture??

[Kalidurga]

A new novel mentioned over at Velonews: Feast Days of the Saints (http://www.velonews.com/article/89292).

Oy.

[gnat23]

I recently stumbled upon this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_doping_cases_in_cycling

And what it made me realize: we've come a LOOONG way, baby. Yes, cases of doping still happen with alarming frequency, but cycling has made such an effort to start cleaning it up, unlike many other professional sports that just turn a blind eye.

Think of this book as just using an old stereotype, like "the butler did it" or something.

-- gnat!

[papaver]

as long as there is sport, there will be doping. It's human nature, I'm afraid...





(if feel like the sentence above is not really correct, but I have a good excuse, I speak Dutch. :D)

[sfa]

The book *does* seem to rely on popular stereotypes. Harvard professors are, for the most part, not arrogant either.

Sarah

[Zen]

"the notorious Choppy Warburton"

(I'm changing my screen name)

"I cannot go on with safety, for there is a man chasing me around the ring with a knife in his hand."

"...the rule book, distributed by Henri Desgrange, reminded riders that drugs would not be provided by the organisers."

"One day I will take the wrong pill and pedal backward."[20] He also joked on camera that he only took drugs when absolutely necessary, which is nearly always


This is good stuff!

[Jiffer]

At the finish line of the Solvang Century Saturday, my friend said she over heard two guys talking about taking performance enhancing drugs like it was the most normal thing. Like why wouldn't anyone take them?! It was bizarre for her to hear it so blatantly. :(

[jobob]

Could they have been talking about Viagra? :cool:

[papaver]

Could they have been talking about Viagra? :cool:

viagra is often used by cyclists... especially sprinters.