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I've followed this sport for 3 decades now and I just woke up to what this sport has become, or always was. And for you nay sayers and still hopeful, your awakening will occur. My last straw and final cave in came when a close friend just admitted to doping all the time. He's only a good regional racer, fast but not even a pro or anything, and what's worse he's a Cat 1 who races masters class often, doping all the time. No hope for a contract or future, just like how many guys you know. I guess all the rage is micro-dosing and he felt pressure because as hard as he trains, and magiclly can't keep up to fast guys all of a sudden, just beleives that's the norm.
Had a friend a few years ago trying to play division 2 football, everyones doing a cycle of roids, he does it too, just to keep up.
Back to cycling, I heard rumors of others, some even got caught, now I know.
I think it's funny that everyone yells "everyone is doping" then when one of them breaks the silence, and confesses. Then we disagree and yell "sour grapes" or a sick vindictive man.
So I'm watching the VS coverage of the history of the Pyrennes and then my heroes, now all dopers. Every name, every face a doper. Virenque, Pantani, Riis, etc. Fast foreword to Lance getting knocked off his bike surrounded by Dopers. Ullrich, Hamilton, Levi, Herras, Basso and Lance Every single one of them doped to the gills, even the near rotten guy down your and my block.
Had a friend a few years ago trying to play division 2 football, everyones doing a cycle of roids, he does it too, just to keep up.
Back to cycling, I heard rumors of others, some even got caught, now I know.
I think it's funny that everyone yells "everyone is doping" then when one of them breaks the silence, and confesses. Then we disagree and yell "sour grapes" or a sick vindictive man.
So I'm watching the VS coverage of the history of the Pyrennes and then my heroes, now all dopers. Every name, every face a doper. Virenque, Pantani, Riis, etc. Fast foreword to Lance getting knocked off his bike surrounded by Dopers. Ullrich, Hamilton, Levi, Herras, Basso and Lance Every single one of them doped to the gills, even the near rotten guy down your and my block.