- 12:23 PM
- 11/21/24
First off, the TDF is one of the greatest tests of mankind. The pressures are tremendous both financially and physically. Vino is an idiot and anyone else doping is the same, but the sport still has a long way to go to placing honor over greed. Second off, be careful comparing this sport to any other professional sport. The sport routinely tests, especially if they win a stage. It is a team sport, but still has individual awards within the competition. What I am referring to in the sport comparision is that imagine if the NFL, MLB or NHL tested certain athletes on a playoff or championship winning team. None of the leagues have the balls to go to that measure. The UCI does, and even though they are far from perfect, they are still in my eyes the only organization making any respecatable effort to cleaning up their sport. Every professional sport is chock full of this crap and it is either time that it is all legal or serious measures are made to completely eliminate the issue and temptaion. Legality or lifetime bans.
posted by keydet93 at 09:14 PM on July 24, 2007
Panic in the Peloton
I am referring to the "greatest test" in the professional sports sense. Obviously, I am not referring to natural and man made disasters. As TT put it, "A little perspective please." This is a sports forum, lets keep it that way. My post was strictly in defense of a great sport and the clean athletes competing. No major professional sport tests the way this one does.