David Millar On The Offensive

What a post by David Millar. If you don’t follow professional cycling, then you may not know about the doping problem that has plagued the sport. Many say that one of the biggest reasons behind it is that the races are just too demanding. The Tour de France is incredibly long and has only a few rest days. The riders are expected to go over gigantic mountains, travel all over france and be able to do this day in and day out for days and days.

I say that is hogwash. No one is expecting the riders to do it faster than before. Races like the Tour are meant to be so long that a large part of the field doesn’t make it to Paris. Finishing the whole Tour is supposed to be as prestigious as wearing the yellow jersey but the cyclists who dope would have us think otherwise. I say any doper who gets caught should get a lifetime ban from the sport. Simple, objective, ultimate. Clean the sport out; there are plenty of others out there to fill the holes.