Quote Originally Posted by velogirl
Cheating is cheating.....that's the bottom line. And in the case of some riders, lying is lying.

If doping increases the performance of one rider 30-40%, other riders are forced to do the same just to compete at the same level.

Don't blame the media for doing their jobs. With the lack of top names at the Tour, they need to create news somehow and this is definitely news. Of course the timing is interesting. I'm sure there are insiders being paid for releasing this information at just the right moment to make an impact.

Cycling isn't a clean sport (at many levels, not just the pros). Even though doping is accepted in other mainstream American sports (like baseball), that doesn't mean it should be accepted in cycling.

We can put our heads in the sand and pretend that the top pros are clean, but the reality is that the sport is riddled with dopers.
But why accept what the media says without question? I am sure that there are cheaters and dopers in cycling, but I am also sure that the media isn't completely clean either. Reporters are just as capable of fabrications as cyclists. I would just like to see more evidence of cheating than records from a doctors office that are "in code" that a paper has supposedly broken. The timing is appaling - just a few days before the race, with no time for any of the riders implicated to defend themselves!