Tour de France 2009

People keep mentioning the doping to me when I mention that I'm following the Tour and it hasn't put me off one bit. Even if people are doped up they're still incredible athletes. I still don't know what to believe about the doping because if they wanted to keep it quiet they could and easily stop info getting out about certain riders. It's all a bit dodgy right down to the doctors and the people testing the riders. I say get on with it and be in ignorant bliss like me!

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Read John Hotten - Muscle ... Will totally change your perceptions of Pro Body Building and most relevantly for this discussion Doping. Almost all pro body builders dope ... however they still have 100% commitment to their discipline ... eating bland food (and lots of it), lifting big weights, and then starving themselves weeks before competition (going down to over 300lbs in weight to 230 - 250lbs). Doping on its own didn't get them at the top of the game it was commitment. Same with those who have been in the tour.