Ran across interesting article about doping in amateur ranks. Some of the races I do are big enough that winners might get tested but most there are no doping control measures at all. However I don’t really think it a problem, perhaps I’m just naive. My sense is amateur racers want to see how good t…

Absolutely real. Mostly steroids but we have nailed a couple guys on more advanced gear.

Unfortunately, it’s very real. Happened with a guy I raced against locally a lot a few seasons ago. https://www.usada.org/sanction/ty-kurth-accepts-doping-sanction/

Very real. Where I live there are a few local doctors, even Ob/Gyns that put testosterone pellets in guys. Hell if I wanted to I could go and get them without a problem. Also, my wife’s uncle was racing bikes in the late 90s / early 2000s and was doping. It was more important for him to win. Now h…

[image] Nicschne: Ran across interesting article about doping in amateur ranks. A friend of mine used to be a fitness instructor and she wrote her Master’s thesis on doping in fitness studios. Amongst the serious guys (and it is pretty much all guys), in her fitness studio about 25-30 % were …

I think it’s a problem. How big a problem? Hard to say… Here’s a link to a contribution I made to a thread on this very topic about a year ago: [image] Doping, Your Thoughts Experiences Opinions Racing I view all of this as an existential threat to cycling, and riding …

No comment other than nice to see someone else reading The Conversation. Nerd! :nerd_face::laughing:

Yes it’s a problem. I’ve raced internationally the last few years and there’s been a few guys I’ve raced and who have beaten me that have been caught, or have been associated with unsavourily medical professionals, or someone has hinted to me they’re doing something unsportingly. I don’t know how ma…

PEDs are so easy to come by. I think that the fee USAC charges to drug test should be tiered based on age. Flat fee until you hit 35. At 35 you pay an extra $10. At 40 another $10. . . . all the way up to 65. At age 80 you get a $10 gift for finishing each race because . . . you’re still alive.

My perspective is that testosterone replacement therapy is a huge issue. It’s very easy for someone to get started on it legally with a physician and it provides significant performance benefits. Individuals using it may feel justified because their testosterone was “low”, yet there remains contro…

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I think it’s a problem. How big a problem? Hard to say…

Here’s a link to a contribution I made to a thread on this very topic about a year ago:

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