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He might be dumb, but at least the guy is genuine "old school"...Ritalin was the popular one back in the pro fields in the '70's. Guys took it as a suppository during the race and it wouldn't show up in the test. No idea how that would work though, LOL.

Yep, remember some scuttle butt along those lines.....no judgement, but sometimes the kool aid tastes pretty damn good.

Well said brother! I get cynical about my racing stuff yes, but all in all I got to travel and live all over Europe, the US , Canada and South America and meet a lot of great folks. A lot of my close friends are from cycling, but there sure is that dark side to the sport. I have to justify it...

You make me laugh! It has been 11 years since that race he was busted at and it was my last. I was out training in December (months after the race) when the news broke on a cold and wet day. I got home, got warmed up, saw the news and said WTF, why on earth am I out doing this at my age to beat...

Yep, very impressive to be so good for so long and balance out a career and family. Most of us can go for a few years and then something has to give. I don't recall what he did for a career or his family stuff.

I misread, thought you were tested as an old guy, not when we were kids. Between the pee and the blood must be pretty intrusive. Plus all that 24 hr reporting stuff they have to do for the where abouts. Seems like a pretty high price to pay for the riders, especially when we start hearing the...

I'm curious, as I was never tested as a master....did they do the full protocol....pull up jersey, shorts down and watch you go? And then seal up 2 bottles with melted wax over the caps? That is what they used to do back the last time I was tested...jeez 45 years ago at least....imagine it has...

Pro's amateurs, masters, tuesday night world's and now Zwift..........paracyclists next? Oh wait there has to someone who has been busted for that by now.

Like wise if he was doping for 24 years then I don't know how the hell he got away with it. You guys crack me up.

He was never paid to be a GT rider....remember he was a pro...you do what they tell you to do. He had to convince his team that he could do it in that Vuelta and they barely believed him, remember Cancellara bagged the race half way through on him. I know you younger guys think that it's all...

Clinicians do your job........how can it be that a guy who has been a pro for 24 years, last raced 8 years ago and you guys can't nail him yet? How many tests, how many investigations, how many years is it going to take? Jeez, even Travis took a shot at him and couldn't bust him, but he kept...

Clinic rule #1 ........"if you're faster than me you're doping"

Come on guys. We all know there is a doping problem in the sport, but that does not mean every good rider out there is doping. Why is it so hard to admit that talent and drive are the biggest factors in success in the sport? It used to drive me nuts when I raced...."oh he crushed us...

I think we're all just trying to figure why the sport is so messed up as far as doping goes. We're all fans here, but as much as we don't want to admit it, the reality is that no other sport has our history as far as doping goes. I don't know the answer, whether it's the sport is too hard...

Well in my case I can attest to that fine line, it has existed at least 50 yrs and probably was before that as well. So I don't think it has much to do with the onset of supplements, the sport is too damn hard and demanding not to try to do the legal stuff to help yourself keep in the race. If...