Quote Originally Posted by smilingcat View Post
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I just can't imagine self-regulation when there is all that fame and money.
Actually what I meant by that was that the sport's administrative bodies should be the ones really facing the issue and setting policy. Team management also must start taking seriously their responsibility for generating an atmosphere of zero-tolerance to doping. Rather than what has been happening in recent years where they have been saying one thing but tacitly approving and even encouraging doping practices.
Riders themselves are really at the bottom of the pyramid at this level. There is a lot of money in all this but the Big Money is in the teams not the prizes. And the prize money does not go to the actual rider but the team.