- Jul 22, 2009
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I was thinking about this today.
The majority of top cyclist's lie and deny usage when caught using PED's during drug tests.
Tyler Hamilton and Floyd Landis are the first two that come to mind.
I'd really like to know their primary motivation for lying when busted on these drug tests.
Tyler Hamiltion basically disgraced his career when caught, and Floyd spent tens of thousands of dollars doing the same thing, not to mention Tyler losing his wife over it.
Do you think that their motivation is due the fact that:
(1) They've denied it so many times in their past that they acutally justify it in their own minds and convince themselves that its really Ok since many cyclists do it?
(2) Do they actually think that with the right lawyer, they can beat the system?
(3) Are they getting pressure from within the cycling community, or from individuals to keep quiet about doping practices, or face getting black-balled from cycling for teilling the truth?
(4) They're just so ashamed of being caught, that they go into denial, fearing that there careers will be over with a positive test?
Just wondering what some of you guys that might have a better insight than me thinks drives an individual to spend their whole life fortune trying to fight something that they know they're guilty of in the first place?
Thanks!
The majority of top cyclist's lie and deny usage when caught using PED's during drug tests.
Tyler Hamilton and Floyd Landis are the first two that come to mind.
I'd really like to know their primary motivation for lying when busted on these drug tests.
Tyler Hamiltion basically disgraced his career when caught, and Floyd spent tens of thousands of dollars doing the same thing, not to mention Tyler losing his wife over it.
Do you think that their motivation is due the fact that:
(1) They've denied it so many times in their past that they acutally justify it in their own minds and convince themselves that its really Ok since many cyclists do it?
(2) Do they actually think that with the right lawyer, they can beat the system?
(3) Are they getting pressure from within the cycling community, or from individuals to keep quiet about doping practices, or face getting black-balled from cycling for teilling the truth?
(4) They're just so ashamed of being caught, that they go into denial, fearing that there careers will be over with a positive test?
Just wondering what some of you guys that might have a better insight than me thinks drives an individual to spend their whole life fortune trying to fight something that they know they're guilty of in the first place?
Thanks!