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To: Perdogg

So, the titles will go to other peole who cheated but weren’t caught?


10 posted on 10/22/2012 4:36:18 AM PDT by nuconvert ( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
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To: nuconvert
So, the titles will go to other peole who cheated but weren’t caught?

Exactly. If doping was so widespread and such a vast conspiracy as has been alleged, then they were all pretty much guilty of doing the same thing, so will all their wins be vacated as well? And if all or most of the elite cyclists were guilty of doping, then the playing field was still equal among his competitors and so Armstrong was still beating his competition.

The agency has never said that Armstrong failed a single test and all the claims against him come from other cyclists who claim that they themselves beat tests or avoided the test administrators altogether.

And isn’t EPO legitimate in its use for people who have undergone chemotherapy? Just asking.

And to be honest, in the world of all highly competitive sports, all athletes are looking for that edge. Some do it with the help of extreme training and diets rich in naturally occurring hormones or non-banned substances such as vitamin B shots or electrolytes and with the help of experts if they can afford them.

Perhaps instead of banning "doping", the USADA should just accept it and oversee its use.

31 posted on 10/22/2012 5:11:45 AM PDT by MD Expat in PA
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