Originally Posted by Fraser
Me. Just haven't managed to catch much of it yet
@ Nev - it's unfortunate that cycling gets it in the neck because it's probably more open about drug abuse than any other sport. I think that they're further down the road of sorting it out than most.
Well said, that man.
The most recent débacle, Operacion Puerto in Spain, fell apart because it became clear that many high profile footballers and tennis players were involved with the 'lab' concerned (not before most of the cyclists involved had been dealt with though). I couldn't possibly name them but one of them just had a very good time with strawberries and cream lately (I don't mean in a sexual way) and the others are known to kick pig bladders around in Spain's capital city - infact, a bottle of 'German Bier' went on a trip to the US to cool off out of the spotlight.
Drugs are still a very real problem but cycling is doing more than any other sport to stamp it out and the testing regimes being introduced are leading the way in the sporting world, with for example, blood passports.
This year's Tour is the most open for years because the drugs and blood doping are nearly gone. Long may it continue.