I don’t think “everybody does it” is an excuse, it’s an acknowledgement of the truth. Check the tables near the bottom of this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doping_at_the_Tour_de_France
Lots of red and yellow and orange. The vast majority of winners, and a less vast majority of top 10 finishers get busted.
As for the the hypothetical honest athlete that doesn’t do the drugs (and note, most of the drugs don’t actually ravage your body, not anymore, a lot fewer side effects), they “win” eventually, when everybody above them gets DQd. Or better yet they can go find a different profession, if you don’t want to dope stay away from track and cycling.
“As for the the hypothetical honest athlete that doesn’t do the drugs (and note, most of the drugs don’t actually ravage your body, not anymore, a lot fewer side effects), they “win” eventually, when everybody above them gets DQd. Or better yet they can go find a different profession, if you don’t want to dope stay away from track and cycling.”
Nice. You should speak at schools with that inspiring message