Sunday, August 26, 2007

Le tour de France, just a sour spot on sporting men’s tongues?

I know Le tour de France is over, and has been for a long time. But I for one would just like to voice my absolute disgust at the riders this year that have been found using drugs. Or other riders who mysteriously left the tour without proving their innocence, I honestly feel that these riders who left without being tested should never be allowed into the tour again. The other riders who were caught should get another chance, but if they are ever caught with any drugs again, completely expelled from cycling. I also feel that these same bans should be passed onto the managers of the teams. And the sponsers should also be band from sponsoring a team for a period of years, yet have to pay a damages fee to the international cycling union. I feel this will eradicate drugs out of the wonderful sport of cycling. Think about it, if the cyclist, manager and sponsers are all hit hard, they will make sure that no-one on their team is taking drugs as look at all the things that could happen to them if they do.
This is the only way that drugs will be eradicated from the sport. If we continue to have the greatest test of man on earth tarnished by people on drugs this sport will become the sour spot on all mens tongues. The children currently in the sport with dreams of being a tour rider will believe that they need drugs in order to win and parents with children who are currently interested in starting the sport will not allow them to, and honestly I love riding but even I am starting to lose faith in the future of it due to these cheats.
The only other option to these harsh penalties is to introduce another tour, one that starts a couple of days earlier, and runs over the same course. This tour can be open to anyone who wants to take as much drugs as they want, then once the tour has finished for the year we will have two winners, one who looks like he hasn’t ridden around a country, still has supremely well shaped muscles and is able to smile without looking tired on top of the podium. To this man we will supply a small medallion with “winner” written across it. Then on the next podium we will have the cyclist who is thinner than when he started, looking like he is about to fall asleep as he smiles weakly and tries to wave to the crowd, to him we will give a trophy as big as himself that he wont be able to lift up until he has had a weeks rest.
I know which rider I would prefer to go and watch, and which if I had the money I would sponsor.

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