I wrote a thing about the Tour de France a few weeks ago, but the question of doping lingered in my mind. Once upon a time I read and wrote a lot about the state of play in blood doping, but I’d let that thread go, so I did a little research to see what skeptical viewers think might be going on today.
This video gets a little technical, but if you can sit through it you’ll learn a few things.
At the end of the day, I’m not sure it matters whether pro racing is clean or not, which is to say, I sure wish it was, but if it’s not, the spectacle is still pretty spectacular. There is as much resignation as there is optimism in that last statement, but anyway…