With regard to current cycling events and threads:
Doping (pharmacological or electromechanical) is not going away. How can it?
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* The sport needs a constant flow of sponsors
* Team sponsors need more exposure and fans
* Organisers ditto
* Governing bodies ditto
* Gravy train ditto
* New fans demand new ‘best ever’ spectacles
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But:
* Anti-doping & technical rules remain in place
* Riders can only improve marginally (yes, I know) year-on-year
So the sport is a prisoner of its own making:
Go faster but don’t cheat
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If rules aren't aligned with reality then we’ll continue the ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’ soap and try not to see the elephant in the room.
Sympathies lie with:
* Good honest staff, of all parties, who rely on the sport.
* Riders ditto
* (Some) media & journos ditto
* Informed fans
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cc. Any other pro sport.
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