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Re: I was simply pointing out that Mallory could be seen as the start of the ethical decline;he resorted to bottled oxygen back in 1924. Not to decry his effort too much, after all the cylinders weighed a ton in themselves, nothing like today's space-age super-light systems. Nevertheless...

And don't forget Diemberger and Buhl's fantastic pioneering Alpine style effort (with Schmuck & Wintersteller) on Broad Peak in (I think from memory) 1957. Also Nortons amazing oxygen free effort on Everest in 1924 (same expedition as Mallory).

Re: Re: Mallory died with oxygen cylinders strapped to his back! That was the start of the slippery slope in 1924. For more insight into just how extraordinary Kurtyka and Kukuczka were I recommend 'Freedom Climbers' by Bernadette McDonald. That generation of Polish Himalayan activists had to...

Rob 2712 : Something I tried posting hours ago in reply to a contributor but was blocked; the only way this can be attacked is if the riders are so scared of their national doping bodies that they feel nauseated at even the thought of cheating. Which means the doping bodies themselves being...

Rob 27172 : This doesn't pique your interest in the slightest? : http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/has-ukad-failed-to-investigate-the-linda-mccartney-team/ If it doesn't then your post was wholly disingenuous. Don't know why I bother.

Rob 27172 : More 'cycling is cycling', 'sport is sport' vapidity, sorry. I'm trying to get you to get angry, I was trying that four years ago on here, but nothing's changed. Unless the fans stop their willful blindness to the obvious corruption and graft at the top of their sport then nothing is...

'Toxic sceptics' or not (and I certainly don't categorise them as such) they seem to be the only people doing the sort of work that Cookson, Sapstead and every other 'turn a blind eye' administrator/doping enabler are paid to do. It beats me why you've got a downer on them rather than people who...

Re: Sky Why has the administrator blocked me from answering on the other thread? Bit odd.

Apologies to DirtyWorks, Bennotti, Hog and all the regular genuine fans who really care about the sport's integrity. Their relentless sleuthing is inspiring.

Re: I apologise, however back on topic, here's a link on the Sapstead/UKADA 'investigation' into doping in Team Linda McCartney : http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/has-ukad-failed-to-investigate-the-linda-mccartney-team/ Ever heard of Sean Yates? Any links between him and Team Sky? Any links...

Re: Re: Eh? Moving goalposts? My answer was plain and clear, what you perceive as a terrible commercial loss is not an improving state of affairs. Which bit of 'you ain't seen nuthin' yet' don't you understand? Now provide me links to your outraged posts about Sapstead and UKADA's...

Re: Bit of an odd post! What do you think the anti-doping bodies are for then? EPO may be a fantastically useful drug prescribed properly for the use it was developed for, but endurance athletes abusing it (and dying in their sleep from that misuse...check it out, quite a few cases are on the...

Re: Re: You mean you don't read posts I think. My answer to Netserk's non-question/point was NO. And again, why are you engaging with me rather than the apathetic doping enablers? If you'd bother reading my posts you'd see that unlike you I do think something can be done about this. Have you...

Re: Re: My posts are avoiding nothing mate, keep your 'suggestions' to yourself. Where was Netserk's 'valid' question? My whole point (again, for the zillionth time) is that fanbois like yourself and Netserk and all the other gargoyle lovers are actually complicit in destroying something that...

Some bedtime reading for Netserk and Sapstead on sporting nationalism : http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/11/analysis/university-of-texas-professor-explores-cultural-phenomenon-of-doping_265230