Its simple really, Because there are better alternatives to EPO, all within WADA regulations, substances that have been around since the days of Lemond, Merckx etc... Get with it. Lets stop the BS, going on like EPO is the God-Damn holy grail to athletic performance & riding its 1 meat & 2 veg... Please.
Who the hell are you to say Greg Lemond wasn't a doper, Eddie Merckx etc. Who the hell are you to say Greg "only the sun shines out of my derriere" Lemond didn't consume 10 cups of coffee before the start of each stage. THATS DOPING. Is Lemond gonna admit to doping?, NO, WHY NOT? Cos it was all within regulation back in the day.
Who the hell are you to say Eddie "only the sun shines out of my derriere" Merckx didn't add 2 teaspoons of Bicarbonate of Soda to every water bottle at the start of each refill. THATS DOPING. Is Merckx gonna admit to doping?, NO, WHY NOT? Cos it was all within regulation in the day.
IF that was the case with Merckx. Where does that put him in the "all time list" IF all the other riders in the peleton were on a placebo??? Suddenly, hes goes from being the greatest cyclist of all time to not being a top 100 rider. WHY, because hard training hasn't gotten him them wins but an excessive abuse of a substance.
I have been at the for front & spent the last 16 years of my life getting paid to research substances that influence athletic performance.
Why is contador so strong, Armstrong etc. A little substance here, A little substance there BUT BOY they make a difference (ALL WITHIN WADA REGULATION REMEMBER), BUT doping none the less.
Get off EPO's wood, there are better alternatives & both Contador & Armstrong know this. They not that bloody stupid enough to take EPO & get banned when there are better alternative out there. Do not think for 1 minute that Lance is "pure", that he is running on "fumes" & clean as a whistle, he isn't. Its probable he could be taking a secret combination of supplements, only known to him, that works, all within WADA regualtion, BUT, I do not believe for 1 minute hes stupid enough to take EPO, when he knows what I know (and more)... Especially when EPO can get you banned.
Thankyou, lets get with it...
& remember what Riis said when he came out, EPO wasn't all that. Yeah, hes 100% correct about that.
Right from this moment on, Lets start pulling our heads out of our $$'s regarding EPO & looking at the bigger picture.
For crying out LOUD.