My friend Steve wrote about Floyd Landis and doping. Steve does IronMan - he's the real deal. Reading Steve's blog reinforced how disappointed and disillusioned I am about atheletes and sports. I'm not sure these guys have no gifts, but I do think that sports and spectators reward dopers. Our expectations are inconsistent with physical limitations. We expect constant unrealistic progress year after year. Higher jumps. Faster times.

I feel bad for Floyd Landis. For the sport of cycling. I feel bad that when a guy makes up eight minutes in what looks like an incredible effort, that I can't just celebrate the achievement. Instead, I have to wonder if he shot up testosterone and if, a few weeks later, I'll watch them take his prize away.

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Floyd Landis & Doping in Cycling

What a shock and dissappointment! I'm waiting to hear the results of the B sample, but I honestly can't take this anymore. I'm tired of seeing my heros of cycling turn out to be fakes and cheats. I used to admire pro cyclists as superheros because they seemed superhuman. Now it seems to be turning out that they are not super in any type of way. Maybe you could actually take any person off the street, dope them up enough and maybe they could ride in the pro peleton. Maybe these athelets have no gift whatsoever. Its just sad.

 

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