Back in a previous life, when watching it on British TV didn't involve rabid insomnia and a satellite dish, I used to follow the Tour de France. Which means that the mixed fortunes of Floyd Landis are no huge surprise (well, would you go through that most gruelling of physical challenges without some kind of chemical support?)
Maybe the organisers could take a hint from the 1988 race when the winner faced a similar problem.
Or perhaps they should just bite the bullet and let the cyclists use whatever they want - after all there have been enough fatalities, health scares and unusually young deaths over the years for the current crop of riders to know the possible risks they face. The debate goes on...
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Add Justin Gatlin. He's joined Floyd on the wheel of mixed fortune.
And slugger Barry Bonds. Seems like these esteemed athletes succumb to the lure of the prize, the laurel wreath, celebrity status, and other privileges like free lunch (ancient Greece).
Those pesky Ancient Greeks with their sheep's testicles, they started it all...
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