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Geraint Thomas says cycling now ‘one of the cleanest sports around’

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  1. ianw
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    The 2018 Tour De France winner is claiming that cycling is (now) one of the cleanest sports, both because of its past and the testing standards that the riders are under now. Many people still...

    The 2018 Tour De France winner is claiming that cycling is (now) one of the cleanest sports, both because of its past and the testing standards that the riders are under now. Many people still think that cycling is still full of drugs and cheating, but they are under much more strict testing than other sports.

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    rawburt
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    I have a tough time believing cycling will ever be clean. No sports are clean. Not at the professional level.

    I have a tough time believing cycling will ever be clean. No sports are clean. Not at the professional level.

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    1. ianw
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      Agreed. I think the stakes are too high, and all of the competitors are so close to the same skill level that there will always be people that cheat to get an advantage. When you're already in the...

      Agreed. I think the stakes are too high, and all of the competitors are so close to the same skill level that there will always be people that cheat to get an advantage. When you're already in the top 1% of the top 1%, any advantage must be tempting.

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