More on Steroids

The other sport I follow that has major steroids issues is pro cycling. And actually I was a fan of the tour de france before Lance Armstrong won his first one. That was so exciting when he won. That first year he wasn't in the favorites - I'd have to look back at the rider field to remember who was. I just know he kind of came out of no where and was very exciting to watch. All the years of him and Jan Ullrich fighting it out. That was good stuff... The one year when Jan flew off the road on a turn, Lance slowed down until he got back with the group - you don't take advantage of stuff like that. It doesn't seem right to me that a sport with a known set of "gentleman's rules" would have so much issues with doping.
the deal last year with Floyd Landis - that makes no sense to me. Honestly. Taking "T" one day in the middle of the tour, winning the stage so you know your going to be tested for sure - it doesn't play right. Floyd is no rookie - everyone knows the stage winner gets tested. Not only that but my understanding is that testosterone has to be taken over a period of time to be of any use. A single dose doesn't do anything. It isn't like when they boost the red blood cells - that is immediate. "T" is not immediate. So why do it? I don't know and maybe it is foolish of my be I don't think he did. I think he was as stunned by those test results as the rest of the world was. I can't explain what happened or why but I don't think Floyd or any of the people around him would be stupid enough to go along with that. Do I think Lance Armstrong was guilty of doping? No I do not. And if he did - I very much hope it never ever comes out. Why? Because he is more than just the man Lance Armstrong. He is the cancer survivor Lance Armstrong and that is way bigger than one man. He gives hope to people worldwide and it would be a terrible if anything ever tarnished what he has done. So while I hated to see his racing career end - I totally respected that decision. I think had he kept going - what happened to Floyd would have happened to him. Yes I know - that means I think Floyd was set up - and indeed that is probably my leading theory about what "really" happened. We'll never know but it is the only thing that makes sense to me.