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Man I am so glad I ride for ENJOYMENT and the the pure love of just being on my bike. Must be terrible to be an amateur/weekend warrior and concerning yourself with which pro DOPED by taking an asthma inhaler/nose spray or some weird medicine that turns you into a super hero.

 

What happened to smoking dope ? Now that's real doping. I don't even know who most of these dopers are and I don't care. I ride for enjoyment not for money or prestige. So to all the dopers out there, the smoking , sniffing and inhaling ones, stop it now so we can all have a different topic to comment on. To the rest of you non-pro's, Happy Riding Man ! 

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Man I am so glad I ride for ENJOYMENT and the the pure love of just being on my bike. Must be terrible to be an amateur/weekend warrior and concerning yourself with which pro DOPED by taking an asthma inhaler/nose spray or some weird medicine that turns you into a super hero.

 

What happened to smoking dope ? Now that's real doping. I don't even know who most of these dopers are and I don't care. I ride for enjoyment not for money or prestige. So to all the dopers out there, the smoking , sniffing and inhaling ones, stop it now so we can all have a different topic to comment on. To the rest of you non-pro's, Happy Riding Man !

Honestly for us weekend warrior types it makes no difference to OUR lives directly.

 

However, I sponsor a 18 year old who has real talent. The kid has amazing numbers, a will to win that is scary, a personality that any brand would want as an ambassador, and he can pedal a bike holy moly. So each time somebody does something that brings the sport into disrepute it directly affects him and his potential career. I can also see in his eyes how he loses faith in this sport that he loves. So we need to do something.

 

Unfortunately, it's not a easy problem to deal with. We have dopers, a very tainted sport and a flawed system that all contribute to a difficult situation for these kids that want to make a career out of cycling.

 

Couple this with a overly competitive SUB/VETS racing scene that isn't policed and it just gets worse.

 

I think we have reached a cross roads, where people are just gatvol and IF there are cases of unfortunate mistakes, our natural cynical nature blinds us to circumstance and the REAL fringe cases.

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I love how the FB post is all about the Dr...

 

How many other riders at Joberg2c were popped for steriods given by the Dr?

Some of the Dr posts were tongue in cheek. Obviously he cant be blamed. But the excuses these guys come up with are just mind blowing.

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