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Ever since the topic of Lance Armstrong and doping came up my opinion has been “of course he was on the gear”. I have been under the impression that the Tour de France was something in which athletes needed steroids to effectively compete.

People need to stop viewing these charges from the perspective of a spectator who dabbles in the art of cycling occasionally. A world class cyclist (or any sportsman) has a huge incentive to take performance enhancing drugs. During Armstrong’s peak he enjoyed several years of being a cycling god, he was paid incredible amounts of money, had world fame and won the game that is life.

If the other option was to die a nobody then I know what option I would be choosing.

Remember that guy that gave up? Neither does anybody else.

Please keep in mind that every cyclist at that level is on some form of gear. Those who are not finish last.

So even though he was doping, it wasn’t a case of unfair advantage. It wasn’t first place on steroids and everyone else competing fairly because everyone was on them yet he was the most effective at incorporating them into his training.

Steroids are really taboo and the lame man’s consensus is that the second any ordinary person touches anabolics they become a world class athlete. In reality Lance Armstrong followed an incredibly strict diet, trained 6 hours a day every day, had unwavering willpower, never let the pain overcome him and pushed his body further than any other cyclist (then on top he took performance enhancing drugs).

Steroids: Synthetic forms of testosterone, anabolic/androgenic in nature, which, when researched, scrutinized, and applied correctly via the oral, injectable, or transdermal routes in combination with a well-planned and executed diet, consistently intense and strictly methodical gym work, and regular sleep patterns, will, to varying degrees and depending largely upon genetics, produce a physique possessing a state of musculature seldom witnessed outside the realm of hormonal enhancement. – Urban Dictionary

People need to stop viewing this as the “biggest scandal in the history of the Tour” because the rules of the game are completely different to the amateur cyclist’s opinion.