TheSpud said:samhocking said:I think what he means is there are substances permitted you can take up to a limit in small amounts without any risk. Not sure this applies to Froomes, but if you take a much more holistic view of performance enhancement, there's likely multiple ways you can do it and stay within the rules. Asthma drugs are just one of many permitted substances.
Absolutely - 'immoral' but not breaking the (letter of the) rules ...
For instance in the past I'm sure Meldonium was in the mix, wasn't it Brad that said "they tell us - 'you cant take that anymore' ..."
I would imagine Xenon gas was there. OOC cortisone (Kenacort?) used to slim down. TUEs for Kenacort are more dodgy in my view - was it used to mask the OOC just in case?
Salbutamol as well - although oral use is outlawed I believe, so very dodgy if they did this.
I think the obvious question is: if they're so willing to do all of that, on what basis might one assume that they have any kind of fidelity to the letter of the rules?
i.e. it seems to follow very consistently that if they knew they could beat epo tests, they certainly would.
What matters morally is simply: winning without getting caught for anything. That is the surely the axiomatic moral calculus. Because if you have a fidelity to the letter of the laws but not the spirit of them, it means there is no abiding principle of fairness to draw a line somewhere - the 'letter' is merely a reference point for what might invalidate a win.