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Thread: Doping row continues

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    Have they reached the sun yet G?

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    Have they reached the sun yet G?
    But the sun always shines in France!
    "...as dry as the Atacama desert".

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    Similar debate to Sharapova? Just change the rules , no TUE's from tomorrow, no need to question who's crossed what line, no more grey areas, simples.

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    I see Froome is the current winner of a bike race held 8 years ago. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/49026538

    What's the record for the number of these titles held at any one time (before doping revelations catch up)?

    How long will Froome hold these?

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    Do you think Froome and Sky are guilty?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stagger View Post
    Do you think Froome and Sky are guilty?
    If you look at most pro multi-day bike events held more than 5 years ago, the top 10 are a who's who of people who:
    a) are the pinnacle of their sport
    b) were subsequently found out to be doping, or are seasoned cheats (i.e., have already served sometimes multiple doping bans)

    As I said with Armstrong, people who beat world-class athletes who are doping probably have to be doping themselves to do that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by noel View Post
    If you look at most pro multi-day bike events held more than 5 years ago, the top 10 are a who's who of people who:
    a) are the pinnacle of their sport
    b) were subsequently found out to be doping, or are seasoned cheats (i.e., have already served sometimes multiple doping bans)

    As I said with Armstrong, people who beat world-class athletes who are doping probably have to be doping themselves to do that.
    Fair point. Sky never did disclose the package for Wiggo.

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    I see Mo Farah's former coach has been banned for 4 years for doping violations: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/49882757

    How credible is it that this cheating didn't extend to all of his athletes?

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    This is very sad whichever way you look at it. All that hard work, thrown away, for what?

    Whenever I see anything like this I always try and see the truth, but with allegations on one side and denial on the other, how can we ever really know?

    I really like cheat as a card game, where the whole point is that you cheat as much as possible and try and get away with it, but that's where that kind of behaviour should end. It certainly has no place in sport.

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    In the next few years I can see a few sporting “Sir’s” having their titles removed!
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