[Steve_Seattle]

"I think it's a pressure to perform to superhuman standards."

What these cyclists accomplish is beyond the ability of the average person to comprehend. These guys can maintain a faster pace for 120 miles than the average person can maintain for 3 minutes. And I think the word "doping" to describe what they do is very misleading; these people aren't druggies. The banned substances are basically hormones which many non-cyclists also take for a variety of reasons - to restore vitality, to give an energy boost, to restore sexual vigor, etc.

[cyborg]

I know there's a big difference between steroidal compounds and HGH. I wish that either the newsmedia would get it right OR that these sportsmen wouldn't have to use such large amounts or break rules. I like Landis but I hope he didn't do this.