It would. I think the UCI are shit-scared of another armstrong-level doping scandal, but it seems that there are riders at world tour level that are just laughing in our faces. Every time there is an "astonishing" or "jaw-dropping" performance, it becomes more suspicious.
Let it be known that I love cycling, but the doping fucks me off no end. yes, it's a bit of a love-hate paradox.
It took many years to catch armstrong, and mainly because he was a psychopath who burnt too many people, and racked up enemies who blew the whistle on him.
The anti-doping authority has concluded its investigation into the long-running doping scandal
www.cyclingweekly.com
There have also been developments in Operacion Puerto
www.cyclingweekly.com
Former French rider Stéphane Heulot has confided his doubts after Tadej Pogacar's victory in the 2020 Tour de France
www.tellerreport.com
With another quintuple winner coming on, cycling needs to get something straight about the last one
www.podiumcafe.com
What's also a huge problem is the use of Therapeutic Use Exemptions. Team Sky appeared to be massively gaming the system to basically do legal doping, it seems. Brad Wiggins used a steroid that stripped fat but maintained muscle mass before his 2012 TdF win, as well as inhaler use.
Manager who led Wiggins to 4th place at 2009 Tour accuses Brailsford of "gaming the system" through TUE use
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Froome was caught at a dope control in the 2017(?) Vuelta a Espana with
twice the allowed level of Salbutamol (bronchodilator) in his system, and his fkng LAWYERS made it all go away to clear him to compete in and win the Giro in 2018.
The only time the plebs - that's the cycling fans - find out about whether a rider had a TUE is if there's been some sort of leak, fuck-up or suspicious result at a doping control.
Here's froome being greeted by an obvious fan just trying to help out, in case he was feeling a little out of breath.
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