Any other country, you'd have to say we'd be pointing the finger.It appears as if there is a genuine appetite to discredit not only Wiggins but also Froome and Mo Farrah among others. Is it jealousy?
Its difficult, back in the 80's/90's around the Armstrong era if you didn't dope you weren't even close so that was part of the culture back then. Obviously they tried to clean the sport up as best as possible but prescription drugs will always be a factor as people have genuine illnesses. Asthma is a classic one where the overall average of cases is far in excess of a group of 'joe public', apparently this is due to the strains of the sport and therefore greater awareness?? hmmm plausible but no convinced. The only true way would be to stop ANY kind of medication which would obviously put a lot of genuine sufferers out of the sport and therefore potentially discriminatory.I wonder if it was just them or if they were at a disadvantage by not taking it. Be interesting to see how many others also had the same 'in the rules' boost. I imagine as it was legal though, whatever supplements the team suggested, they did what they were advised would help - no different really to supplements, diet, training programme, bike etc so much science, I doubt he was doing it to cheat but every member of the team.
It appears as if there is a genuine appetite to discredit not only Wiggins but also Froome and Mo Farrah among others. Is it jealousy? I see Keys is hot on it again as per anything he can get onto Sky for after he was sacked for 'smashing it'. Build em up and knock em down, but broadsheet journalism showing it's no better than the tabloids they simply know longer words.
This is the difficult thing though, isn't it? Some people aren't physically strong enough or co-ordinated enough to be good at saports, some aren't disposed to intellectual things, some can't be mechanics... and to an extent, it's life'd deal of the pack that determines what you can or can't be. Bill Werbeniuk used to drink pint after pint to steady his arm while playing snooker as he had an illness which meant it shook!The only true way would be to stop ANY kind of medication which would obviously put a lot of genuine sufferers out of the sport and therefore potentially discriminatory.
True. I assume there are some side effects however!... or the flip side - let them take as many drugs as they like, since it seems most teams are always looking for ways to stretch the rules to their advantage. If all drugs are available then everyone has the same opportunity and choice.
Im by no means a cycling expert, but everything seems a little bit dodgy. Heard earlier he was hammering a drug that should only be used once a year at most for emergencies.
Agree, we seem to thrive on hammering our sports stars whether it be England football team, farah, cyclists etc. Sad reallySadly in cycling its the fine margins that lead to winning and if the rules can be unethically broken then I am sure Sky weren't the only one's to do it, but only in the UK will we champion the fact that this may have been the case. Personally I think we just hate winners.
True. I assume there are some side effects however!
Given the History of the sport it's hard not to assume nefarious intent IMO, saddening in all honesty .
I wonder how many footballers are on this medication given the report last year of a sizable percentage who suffer with asthma.
It was quite staggering as I recall. 28%
Swimmers 70%
Roadcyclists 33%.
According to the study this is through excercise induced asthma, the everyday condition found in childhood runs at 8-10 %.
Given the History of the sport it's hard not to assume nefarious intent IMO, saddening in all honesty .
I wonder how many footballers are on this medication given the report last year of a sizable percentage who suffer with asthma.
It was quite staggering as I recall. 28%
Swimmers 70%
Roadcyclists 33%.
According to the study this is through excercise induced asthma, the everyday condition found in childhood runs at 8-10 %.
did he run???Blair Adams used to go for an inhaler during games sometimes.
I think the awareness is also greater and therefore the support mechanisms are there to address these to ensure they can still compete. I think ultimately they wouldn't have a leg to stand on if it wasn't for mystery parcels and missing medical records which to be fair don't look good.Given the History of the sport it's hard not to assume nefarious intent IMO, saddening in all honesty .
I wonder how many footballers are on this medication given the report last year of a sizable percentage who suffer with asthma.
It was quite staggering as I recall. 28%
Swimmers 70%
Roadcyclists 33%.
According to the study this is through excercise induced asthma, the everyday condition found in childhood runs at 8-10 %.
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