Jesus, what next?
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The thing that really pisses me off about all of this is that nobody seems to learn. Years ago, we figured out that the whole damn Festina team was doping. You think that somebody would have freakin figured it out. Don’t FUCKING DOPE!
But no, team after team, cyclist after cyclist shows up with EPO, whatever, or even cocaine (what the hell do you think that is gonna do for you). Why? So many of these teams actually have a chance of doing something good, but then they go back and taint 600+ victories. And for what? The same advantage they could get from an extra week of off-season base training.
Jesus christ, somebody tell me why.
We have seen the enemy, and they are us!
Well, what, you want a serious answer?
Why?
A. There’s a lot at stake.
B. They don’t think they’ll get caught.
C. And even if they do get caught, they think “big deal…
D. …because hey, everybody does it.”
Or are you just ranting? Sorry, not enough vitriol-spewing to put you much over a 6.5. 
The point that I’m trying to make is that the overall advantages which cyclists are gaining from various drugs is nominal compared to the influences of luck, extra-training, diet, or any other significant factor for a cyclist.
I’m talking particularly about people such as Saeco’s Simoni. Cocaine: that can’t be good for an athlete. I’m a somewhat serious athlete (age-grouper triathlete), I’ve never doped, but I simply doubt the actual effectiveness of most any of these drugs, possibly excepting certain hormones like EPO, although granted I am not overwhelmingly familiar with many of these drugs.
I don’t simply think that cyclists are completely apathetic to the issues of getting caught and the taint that it gives to cycling as a whole, but what about other cyclists like Jan Ulrich? What is causing all of these personal problems interfeering with people’s proffessional lives?