Monday, March 23, 2009

Dopeheads still rule results page

Although the sporting world seems more fair and down to earth than the last decade, the dopeheads are still at the top of the results page more often than not. Just because Le Tour has busted some big names recently and the pace seems more "real", don't think that doping has been eradicated. Recent positives including 3 Russian biathletes, Russian XC racer Natalie Matveeva and the arrest of disgraced former Austrian coach Walter Mayer, demonstrate that the cheats are still hard at work. Just last week I watched the women's 30k classic race from Trondheim, NOR and I was stunned to see the pace, RELENTLESS! Now I know that you can't just "see" dopers. However, when it looks to good to be true, it often is. Gone are the days when nobody seemed to be breathing hard after the finish, having just crushed in the toughest sport in the world, but you still see it. Let's just hope that all of our American racers are on the up and up, how dissapointing it would be to experience a positive test come through on one of our new World Champs.