Monday, August 27, 2012

How Do Dirty Athletes Test Clean When Everyone's Watching

With news of Lance Armstrong ending his fight against doping allegations, a firestorm grew beyond what the evidence said (or didn't say). He passed over 500 drugs tests...he never got caught...he was the most watched athlete ever...How could someone like Lance Armstrong, cried apologists, pass all those tests if he was really doping?

And really...it's a good question. I don't immediately question rulings like this, being that the downside for cycling here is so great, but after thinking about it, how does the USADA explain 500 passed tests from, who they determined to be, a cheater? Does the "innocent until proven guilty" mantra still hold or has "the spirit of the game" become so tested that getting drugs out is something accomplished by all means necessary?
http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/08/lance-armstrong-doping-allegations/

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