Valverde charged

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I'm pro doping.

• it's the only way to have a level playing field.
  
• it's a sign that you're serious about winning.
  
• it's another element of technological innovation, which goes hand in hand with the most exciting sporting moments in history.
  
• it helps the phsyio-genetically elite go faster, stronger, longer - how exciting is that?!?
  
• progressive legislation, along the lines of decriminalisation for recreational drugs, would better educate users and non-users (spectators, team staff) alike, and promote the health and safety of riders by avoiding seedy clandestine operations.
  
• etc.
  
  

Feel free to try to convince me otherwise.

I'm certainly not pro-doping, but I do think it's the logical consequence of the ridiculous amount of pressure and competitiveness that exists in pro cycling.

If the ethos changed and people developed an enlightened attitude towards competition (cue numerous platitudes about ideals etc.), 'doping' would disappear.