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BBC4 9pm Tonight - Ride of My Life: The Story of the Bicycle

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    #62
    seve65
    Registered Users Posts: 607 ✭✭✭seve65


    fat bloke wrote: »
    Anyone else feel slightly uncomfortable with the adulation for a cyclist who had no issue with use and indeed over-use of performance enhancing drugs? :(

    sure, didnt see the program though.

    however, take Fausto Coppi, the guy is lauded as a saint in Italy, symbolising the recovery of Italian pride post the second world war, and he took drugs (e.g. la bomba) openly. I think there is probably a difference of perspective over drugs cheats from decades ago, when attitudes were different to the current day.


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    ednwireland
    Registered Users Posts: 14,322 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    seve65 wrote: »
    sure, didnt see the program though.

    however, take Fausto Coppi, the guy is lauded as a saint in Italy, symbolising the recovery of Italian pride post the second world war, and he took drugs (e.g. la bomba) openly. I think there is probably a difference of perspective over drugs cheats from decades ago, when attitudes were different to the current day.

    and lets be honest the drugs were waaay less effective pre EPO

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