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Congratulations to Dan Martin and Garmin-Sharp with their victory in the Volta a Catalunya 2013. A great success for team and management. Hip-Hip Hooray. Great performance. May the success continue.........:)

There are deterrents, though they are far from being perfect, a perfect deterrent will never exist, and even hypothetically speaking if one did, there will always be those athletes who would be willing to take the risk. You cannot change the nature of humanity.

Just a reminder of the POTENCY of these drugs that were used during the Lemond era. Leaving out EPO that came on to the scene during the latter part of Lemond's career. http://bikepure.org/resources/list-of-banned-substances/types-of-drugs-and-methods-used-in-cycling/ The part...

So can any individual explain how exactly Greg Lemond (supposedly Mr. Clean) won the Tour De France on three occasions while competing against the best professional cyclists in the world, which, many of whom were using steroids, amphetamines, synthetic testosterone, and now for the first time...

Absolutely not. Apart from it being morally and ethically wrong, it takes all the good out of winning and taking part. And then there is the real danger of the harmful, life long, side effects that may come from using performance enhancing drugs, which may lead to ill health and even premature...

Try this experiment. Get a racing bike. Attempt to cycle on average a 100 miles per day for three weeks, over the same course, at the same racing intensity and speed of a three week grand tour. During that time extract blood samples so that they can be later tested for haematocrit levels...

Stephen Roche: Bradley Wiggins can do the double this year http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/stephen-roche-bradley-wiggins-can-do-the-double-this-year-29143957.html

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As has already been posted, the average size of rugby players from one to fifteen has increased considerably since the onset of the professional era in 1995. That much is apparent.

With all due respect to Brian O'Driscoll (meaning the good player that he is), that stamping incident in the Irish/Italian match was, quote; "an absolutely appalling reaction, that has no place on a rugby field nor any other sport, and incidents such as this should be met with an immediate red...

According to Bernhard Kohl it is. Kohl: Not possible to win Tour de France without doping. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kohl-not-possible-to-win-tour-de-france-without-doping