First of all dopers have no place in sport, particularly cycling. - To the uninitiated all cyclists are deemed to be dopers by virtue of the publicity around those found guilty, but whatever the rules regarding bans, so long as those cheats (as there is no other word for them) serve the appropriate ban then i guess making a comeback is "ok". Eg David Millar.
However those who get caught again should be banned indefinately as they deserve to be out of the sport. - Di Luca + others...
This does not address the culture of doping which if we believe has always been there then management, coaches, director sportifs, and even whole teams should feel the force of the rules too and take the bans as well?
As for Asterloza - i am just disappointed really, but if he had a blood test at end of June why wait a whole month before releasing the result - speed is of the essence, and embarassment for the TDF etc could be avoided.
On the other hand if an A sample and B sample system is in place why do we alwys get the news after just the A sample, and then have to wait and endure the whiny excuses from the protaganist for a day or three - why not go straight to the B sample = conclusive evidence = punishment / clearance.
To clarify my stance - Dopers Suck - no excuses - race clean or don't race.
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