drug taking in sport

[Graham Breeze]

What? You mean cycling is not completely clean now? I thought it was all that nasty Mr Armstrong bullying others into it.

I suggest dear, gentle and much misunderstood Lance be invited back into the sport...

...so he can bully riders out of using drugs.




,,,so he can bully

[shaunaneto]

I watched 'Stop at nothing' on Netflix this week.

It hasn't improved my opinion of the man.

[shaunaneto]

Speaking of which, http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/...stified-154856

[Derby Tup]

I saw a photo on the BBC website this week of two sportspeople involved in a major sporting event. They look 30 to 50% bigger and more muscly than their counterparts from yesteryear....just saying like

[shaunaneto]

so man sports to choose from.....

[noel]

The trouble is wages, fame and rewarding success. If we did sport for the taking part it wouldn't encourage cheating. Just imagine, you'd get a letter through the post saying you'd been picked at random to represent UK in the olympics. You wouldn't need to train, and whoever won, it wouldn't matter - you'd all get a medal for taking part.

[shaunaneto]

Trouble with that Noel.

Is there'd be a very small chance I'd both have to compete, and represent my country of birth. Neither of which I want to happen.

[noel]

Trouble with that Noel.

Is there'd be a very small chance I'd both have to compete, and represent my country of birth. Neither of which I want to happen.

But what a spectator sport it would be.

[Derby Tup]

....sport for taking part. You wouldn't need to train, and whoever won, it wouldn't matter - you'd all get a pie for taking part....

It was ever thus noelly

[sbrt]

How about; those who take performance enhancing gear are handicapped and those that take performance un-enhancing stuff(pies, beer etc), get a head start?