Comments on: US-Based Discovery Channel Team Takes First and Third in this Year’s Tainted TDF http://www.2-speed.com/2007/07/us-based-discovery-channel-team-takes-first-and-third-in-this-years-tainted-tdf/ Entrepreneurial Leadership and Management . . . and Other Stuff Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2007/07/us-based-discovery-channel-team-takes-first-and-third-in-this-years-tainted-tdf/#comment-7950 Will Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:35:04 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/07/us-based-discovery-channel-team-takes-first-and-third-in-this-years-tainted-tdf/#comment-7950 Andrew, I think this is an excellent point. At least the sport is trying. I suppose there is a bit more frustration because doping is actually very hard to detect in a casual way (as opposed to steroid use, for example), and people get caught in the hopelessness of it. I know that I do at times. Did you catch the comment made by Vinokourov written in this week's Sports Illustrated? Apparently, some were accusing him of doping with his father's blood, who was at the Tour. Vinokourov, when confronted with this, said that if that were the case, a blood test would show that he was using vodka to improve his performance. Andrew,

I think this is an excellent point. At least the sport is trying. I suppose there is a bit more frustration because doping is actually very hard to detect in a casual way (as opposed to steroid use, for example), and people get caught in the hopelessness of it. I know that I do at times.

Did you catch the comment made by Vinokourov written in this week’s Sports Illustrated? Apparently, some were accusing him of doping with his father’s blood, who was at the Tour. Vinokourov, when confronted with this, said that if that were the case, a blood test would show that he was using vodka to improve his performance.

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2007/07/us-based-discovery-channel-team-takes-first-and-third-in-this-years-tainted-tdf/#comment-106364 Will Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:35:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/07/us-based-discovery-channel-team-takes-first-and-third-in-this-years-tainted-tdf/#comment-106364 Andrew, I think this is an excellent point. At least the sport is trying. I suppose there is a bit more frustration because doping is actually very hard to detect in a casual way (as opposed to steroid use, for example), and people get caught in the hopelessness of it. I know that I do at times. Did you catch the comment made by Vinokourov written in this week's Sports Illustrated? Apparently, some were accusing him of doping with his father's blood, who was at the Tour. Vinokourov, when confronted with this, said that if that were the case, a blood test would show that he was using vodka to improve his performance. Andrew,

I think this is an excellent point. At least the sport is trying. I suppose there is a bit more frustration because doping is actually very hard to detect in a casual way (as opposed to steroid use, for example), and people get caught in the hopelessness of it. I know that I do at times.

Did you catch the comment made by Vinokourov written in this week’s Sports Illustrated? Apparently, some were accusing him of doping with his father’s blood, who was at the Tour. Vinokourov, when confronted with this, said that if that were the case, a blood test would show that he was using vodka to improve his performance.

]]> By: Andrew Parker http://www.2-speed.com/2007/07/us-based-discovery-channel-team-takes-first-and-third-in-this-years-tainted-tdf/#comment-7863 Andrew Parker Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:45:26 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/07/us-based-discovery-channel-team-takes-first-and-third-in-this-years-tainted-tdf/#comment-7863 I appreciate that cycling has the confidence and integrity to scrutinize drug abuse issues so closely. Compare cycling to a sport like baseball where steroid use is widely known (does anyone actually doubt Bond's steroid use?). But, Bud Selig isn't willing to push the issue, lest the MLB starts to lose fans. I'm glad to see that cycling is very clear in their message that performance enhancing drug abuse will not be tolerated. A little bloodshed now will be good in the long run, especially for the record books. In the MLB, the all-time home run leader will have to bear a "scarlet asterisk". I appreciate that cycling has the confidence and integrity to scrutinize drug abuse issues so closely. Compare cycling to a sport like baseball where steroid use is widely known (does anyone actually doubt Bond’s steroid use?). But, Bud Selig isn’t willing to push the issue, lest the MLB starts to lose fans. I’m glad to see that cycling is very clear in their message that performance enhancing drug abuse will not be tolerated. A little bloodshed now will be good in the long run, especially for the record books. In the MLB, the all-time home run leader will have to bear a “scarlet asterisk”.

]]> By: Andrew Parker http://www.2-speed.com/2007/07/us-based-discovery-channel-team-takes-first-and-third-in-this-years-tainted-tdf/#comment-106363 Andrew Parker Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:45:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2007/07/us-based-discovery-channel-team-takes-first-and-third-in-this-years-tainted-tdf/#comment-106363 I appreciate that cycling has the confidence and integrity to scrutinize drug abuse issues so closely. Compare cycling to a sport like baseball where steroid use is widely known (does anyone actually doubt Bond's steroid use?). But, Bud Selig isn't willing to push the issue, lest the MLB starts to lose fans. I'm glad to see that cycling is very clear in their message that performance enhancing drug abuse will not be tolerated. A little bloodshed now will be good in the long run, especially for the record books. In the MLB, the all-time home run leader will have to bear a "scarlet asterisk". I appreciate that cycling has the confidence and integrity to scrutinize drug abuse issues so closely. Compare cycling to a sport like baseball where steroid use is widely known (does anyone actually doubt Bond’s steroid use?). But, Bud Selig isn’t willing to push the issue, lest the MLB starts to lose fans. I’m glad to see that cycling is very clear in their message that performance enhancing drug abuse will not be tolerated. A little bloodshed now will be good in the long run, especially for the record books. In the MLB, the all-time home run leader will have to bear a “scarlet asterisk”.

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