slate.com— Last year, more than a dozen riders were tossed out before the event even started. With so much scrutiny and so many people getting caught, why are these guys still cheating?
Jul 27, 2007View in Crawl 4
what are you saying he's guilty of? Doping or just lying about his whereabouts? Because if your saying its doping, read the posts above you to get the real story. If your just talking about his lying about were he was at, how is that bad for cycling?
Asking why some cyclists are still doping is equivalent to asking why some alcoholics are still drinking after a DUI.Yeah, there are consequences. But they've done it for so long, it's the only way they know how to get by.
What would a plane ticket or passport stamp prove for Rasmussen? All it would show is that he flew to Mexico, not prove that he stayed there. Same thing with the passport stamp - it would only show that he entered Mexico, not that he stayed there. It's the team that could prove he was in Italy by uncovering a plane ticket from Mexico to Italy. One man's story that he saw Rasmussen in Italy should not be enough to remove the yellow jersey holder from the Tour de France. If he was really in Italy, more people would have seen him and there would be some hard proof he was there.
I suspect it simply comes down to money. The longer they can stay in the running and earning the big money, then the more they can stash for when they either retire or are found out.
djironxJul 28, 2007
what are you saying he's guilty of? Doping or just lying about his whereabouts? Because if your saying its doping, read the posts above you to get the real story. If your just talking about his lying about were he was at, how is that bad for cycling?
shrimpcrackersJul 28, 2007
Which is how people like Ulrich and other front runners were caught and thrown out.
tcquadJul 28, 2007
Asking why some cyclists are still doping is equivalent to asking why some alcoholics are still drinking after a DUI.Yeah, there are consequences. But they've done it for so long, it's the only way they know how to get by.
samboskiJul 28, 2007
What would a plane ticket or passport stamp prove for Rasmussen? All it would show is that he flew to Mexico, not prove that he stayed there. Same thing with the passport stamp - it would only show that he entered Mexico, not that he stayed there. It's the team that could prove he was in Italy by uncovering a plane ticket from Mexico to Italy. One man's story that he saw Rasmussen in Italy should not be enough to remove the yellow jersey holder from the Tour de France. If he was really in Italy, more people would have seen him and there would be some hard proof he was there.
tony4moroneyJul 29, 2007
ha! amerika!
gakkgakkJul 29, 2007
So,.. He is innocent until the early doping tests prove otherwise.And he didn't take the two doping tests?Now I see why they don't get caught.. :D
litespeedJul 29, 2007
I suspect it simply comes down to money. The longer they can stay in the running and earning the big money, then the more they can stash for when they either retire or are found out.
in2deepJul 30, 2007
Because they want to be competitive and have a chance to win!
fishtiger58Mar 23, 2010
Because the chance of getting caught is less than the possible benefit from racing.