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8 minutes ago, Jewbacca said:

https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/cycling-moves-down-sports-doping-list-three-places-to-8th-with-18-recorded-cases-in-2020-489189

So 3 world tour cyclists bust in 2020, the lowest in 15 years, 8 World Tour riders in 2019..... There were also WAY less tests conducted.

Then there's this

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/sports/cycling/cycling-freeman-team-sky-doping.html

So no, things are very much still happening and the 'change in attitude' won't happen unless there are a number of years between guilty parties and adverse findings. If there are multiple naughty people caught every single year, there can be no shift away from the perception.

 

would be interested to see what the numbers are as a % of total pro athletes in each sport.

Weightlifting and MMA i assume would take the cake.

 

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16 minutes ago, YaseenEnos said:

would be interested to see what the numbers are as a % of total pro athletes in each sport.

Weightlifting and MMA i assume would take the cake.

 

I wonder where rugby would be on that list
Let's not forget about the track and field athletes 
Baseball had a few surprising results too...

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3 minutes ago, 'Dale said:

Can light a bonfire with all the matches being burnt in the break.

 

It's been the most frustrating period of cycling I've ever seen

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More than that I can't believe Cav et al gave up on the break when it was only 3 mins away. 

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3 hours ago, Eldron said:

He is not wrong. Hincapie got a 6 month ban AFTER he retired from cycling. While Armstrong was the king pin and deserved a rougher sentence - Hincapie's punishment was effectively zero.

Hincapie cooperated with the investigation/inquiry, along with other USPS riders.

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3 hours ago, Chris_ said:

Wow! Brilliant.

We watched some netflix series the other day and it featured that restaurant. 

What a stunning looking place.

Impressive and good to know. Everyone thinks or knows Girona for cycling; but really; the food and restaurants are to me are 1st then cycling.

 

 

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