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Karma wrote:Am I the only person that couldn't care less about the Olympics? 10 Billion to see who can run the fasted! no thanks, I'd rather have a cup of tea.
The Olympic Torch was a Nazi invention. Just saying.
Liam wrote: It's a shame Contador will miss the olympics....I really like the guy.
Liam wrote:I think he's been unfairly victimized though.
If anyone is caught cheating, it should be a ban. But if that was the case, half the peloton would be banned and we wouldn't have much of a race.
In my opinion, most, if not all, male pro cyclists have at one time, or are currently on some sort of perfomace enhacing drug...be it steroids, EPO, blood tranfusions, etc. I honestly think that they (UCI) pick and choose who they decide to prosecute, and those who they decide not to and brush it under the rug.
Liam wrote:The Olympic Torch was a Nazi invention. Just saying.
The swastika is a prime example..........it's originally a symbol that represents peace and harmony! Originally used by Hindus and Buddhists for thousands of years as a peaceful symbol, until it was hijacked and tunred around by the Nazis for other means. But not a lot of people know that.
Mandrake wrote:I was once given a dope test and it proved conclusively that I am.
Acolophon wrote:Liam wrote:The Olympic Torch was a Nazi invention. Just saying.
The swastika is a prime example..........it's originally a symbol that represents peace and harmony! Originally used by Hindus and Buddhists for thousands of years as a peaceful symbol, until it was hijacked and tunred around by the Nazis for other means. But not a lot of people know that.
I'm glad you mentioned "turned around". I'm surprised how many people are not aware that the Nazi swastica is widdershins.
Heckler wrote:The odd thing about doping is, it isn't going to make you as fast as a pro, most of the doping substances are about maintaining the pace, so you still need that natural ability. Lance Armstrong was still an incredible athlete with a lung capacity off the charts, but I honestly believe he was still cheating, because everyone else was and if you're not doping and have an off day mid tour it's game over.
Very sad really, the money involved in Pro cycling is peanuts compared to, say pro-football but they are prepared to risk long term damage and in some cases death in the short term just to be a pro.
The Cavendish thing is funny, he's incredibly gifted on the flat for about a hundred yeards, but he needs towing the rest of the way either slipstreaming his team or getting a pull from the team car. Mind you, can't recall where I read it, but someone described Indurain as being "Not particularly good at anything, just not bad at everything, that's why he won Tours".
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