QuoteYep, welcome to the threadOriginally Posted by Soko
The world drugs tour still making the news?
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No thats the Heineken Cup your thinking of...
I think he's just a few months to late Euro 2008.
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Have many rugby and football players tested positive for drugs in the recent years? I've been away
How extensive is the testing in Football & Rugby, compared to cycling? If you don't look, you won't find.
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I meant to post this the other day. Not much point starting a new thread for it and as EPO is the main drug concerned I think it's fairly relevant. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7516484.stm
Basically the article presents evidence that some labs are ignoring positive EPO results.
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Macy is on the mark, very few tests are taking place in football, slightly more in Rugby. Seeing as you ask this should give you
some answers.
That question was less stupid, though you asked it in a profoundly stupid way.
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Maybe cycling should stop looking so because that sport has become a farce. Leave them all at it and see what chemist wins
Or maybe people that aren't interested should just butt out if they not interested and stick to the sports that don't test. Then they can carry on in ignorant bliss thinking all is fine, dandy and clean.
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You're right, I am not interested but that's because it has become a joke of an event. The worst part about it seems to be entirely down to the riders for ruining for the sport. Their blatant disregard continually for the rules has reduced the tour to a minor story bar drug test announcements.
Rugby and football do test actually. How many top line players have tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in football and rugby in recent memory?
They don't test to same extent. ffs cortisone is a badge of honour in football
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Cycling in a funny way does the best possible testing, the numbers of drug users has dramatically dropped and the sport is heading towards a clean sport, which is great.
Update Here: The Legendary L'Alpe D'Huez is not so far away now, about 15 Mins away. This will have a big say on who might win the tour. Frank Schleck, I think will gain the most time on the rivals, looks the best so far and his team are doing a great job for him.
I think the team with the best chemist usually wins, a good chemist can conceal the enhancers.
its a minor story here in Ireland because there's no Irish involvement (and still brodacast 3-6 hours live a day and a highlights show). In England last week i
Cavendish endevours was getting more coverage in the broadsheets than any other sport (The guardian had a daily column from him). Elsewhere in contintental europe is its among the biggest sporting events every year.
Simply put, if you've no interest in it, don't bother watching it or reading about it (as you obviously haven't anyway) and don't bother commenting on it.
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Can we get the knobhead posts deleted off the thread please? And spoilers if anyone's posting up what's happening, thanks for those of us avoiding all news until the highlights...
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SPOILER: sastre in yellow. Rode the whole climb on his own to take the jersey from team mate Frank. Granted Sastres is team leader but I've never seen an attack on the yellow by a team mate before. Watched a bit of it on Tg4. Kohl and Evans were never going to make time on the CSC lads. I still think Evans could win it with a great TT on Friday
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Questioning the ehtics of todays cyclists are knobhead comments? Lots of knobheads have written many knobhead articls about your sport so. Have a relatively clean event and maybe some of the knobheads won't have an gripe and might actually watch it
The thread is about the tour de france. The cycling. If there is a positive test then by all means comment on it. Dont make blanket sweeping statements like "they are all on drugs - whats the point of watching it" because its factually incorrect and makes you sound like you are just trying to start a row for the sake of it. Its a good open tour this year if you are into cycling you should have watched it. If your not into cycling why are you posting in the thread? Start a new thread about doping in all sports if you want.
I didn't name anyone, but the cap must fit. You just made wind up comments tarring everyone with the same brush which shows you know nothing about cycling and you know nothing about doping if you really think it is only cycling that's effected. The UCI have introduced a passport system which will track blood levels 365 days a year to show anomalies, and several of the teams have their own independent testing on top of UCI and Federation controls. Maybe you're just naive about other sports, but if you think the once in a blue moon, extremely limited tests that the likes of football and rugby do make them clean, that's your prerogative.
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