Some interesting articles I’ve been meaning to link to for a while now. Insider doping info from ex-racer Joe Papp.
This Guest Post by none other than ex-racer Joe Papp (also a blogger) describes at length how racers subvert and escape doping control. Joe needs no special introduction. He’s been there, done that and I think he’s a fine candidate to tell us how slippery the pro’s can get from the system. How are athletes tricking our intelligence into believing illegitimate sporting performances? Well, find out by reading the following eye-opening article.
cozybeehive.blogspot.com – How Cycling Pro’s Defeat Anti-Doping Control
A few weeks ago, PEZ ran an interview with Joe Papp; one of the very few riders to admit, face up to and openly discuss the fact he failed a drugs test. Like most folks, we’re sick of the drugs scandals, but then the Tom Zirbel situation pops up and we to have accept that it’s still a problem and we need to understand it better. Here’s what Joe had to say – and it’s scary !