The British, We're a strange bunch.

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Wiggins etc all "cheat" to a certain extent, I would reckon just about all professional sportspersons (see what I did there 8-) ) cheat ethically, protein shakes, special diets etc and they, like all people competing, interpret the rules and use what ever is just inside the law to gain an advantage. No different to a race team taking the machine down to the minimum weight for the class and getting the fuel calc wrong or something.
Wonder how many athletes etc could say they are 100% clean, never taken any potion or pill to get them back into training etc.
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I've no problem with Wiggins etc if they have stayed within the rules, in competition there is no ethical boundary, you stay within the rules set. Motor racing is no different, designers and teams are playing with the rules all the time and pushing around the edges to get that fraction extra so why does anyone think athletics etc would be different.
It used to amuse me that as an ACU licence holder you are subject to these same rules and the doping people could have called round to ask for a sample to test at any time, I'd have laughed and told them to piss off.

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According to the head of the british anti dope mob, there is no evidence Wiggins broke the rules. Even our honoured MPs acknowledged there is no evidence.

The hounding of Wiggins is disgusting. :?

Personally I'd be looking more closely at the SA runt who succeeded him at Team Sky. :(
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If it was not for all the made up regulators, commissions, ombudsmen, quango's and official enquirers all the politicians family's and friends would have to find real jobs and life would be so much easier. And just on another thought........
Ban all no win no fee solicitors because they just WIN WIN.



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According to the head of the british anti dope mob, there is no evidence Wiggins broke the rules
Who said he did?
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HedgeHopper wrote: Tue Mar 06, 2018 2:09 pm
According to the head of the british anti dope mob, there is no evidence Wiggins broke the rules
Who said he did?
Jealous competitors probably.

No evidence he bent them either, top Brit athelete - we should support him.

Scumbag politicianstrying to get their 15 mins of fame & headlines-can't stand them.
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I think there should be cycle races / athletics etc. where drugs are allowed.

Just to see how fast they could go...,
The lightest piece of kit is the one you leave behind...
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Morph wrote: Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:20 pm I think there should be cycle races / athletics etc. where drugs are allowed.

Just to see how fast they could go...,
I have thought this for a long time .. clean Olympics and ..er.. dirty Olympics,
would be an interesting comparison,
but I expect the `dirty` bazztards would cheat and go part `clean` :geek:
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Morph wrote: Tue Mar 06, 2018 9:20 pm I think there should be cycle races / athletics etc. where drugs are allowed.

Just to see how fast they could go...,
I think shotput and 100m would be best for this.
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