Not seen that, a really good article.
It’s funny to read the bickering on forums about how it’s all speculation and that nothing’s been proven, then read something like this…
John Hoberman, a University of Texas professor and sports-doping historian, calls current anti-doping measures “a charade.” Former WADA chief Dick Pound has told reporters that he questions “everything I see” in sports, from cycling to tennis. BALCO mastermind Victor Conte told VICE Sports that he thinks the number of track and field athletes using PEDs in Rio will be about the same as at the 2004 Athens Games; meanwhile, World Swimming Coaches Association head John Leonard has said that the upcoming Games will be a “nightmare of doping,” with more use among athletes in his sport than ever before.
Caitlin [ran drugs testing program for IOC for years] used to enjoy following the Olympics. Not anymore. “I lost my taste,” he says. “I saw everybody that doped.”
I’ve no doubt it’s still rife. Was referring more to the days when there was no testing at all at the Vuelta and pretty much anything you like was available from over the counter Spanish pharmacies, it’s not quite as ridiculous now as it was back then 🙂
I do wonder if it’s possible to have a discussion about sporting performances these days without talking about doping (started this one about Cancellara yesterday)?