Here's a thought...why doesn't cycling just make doping mandatory to the point of psychotically morbid and turn each race into a literal survival match; an unnatural selection, if you will. At this point you've got a shorter list of those who aren't cheating. An excerpt from a fun little SI.com article that touches on the recent events.
Wednesday also saw the departure of of Michael Rasmussen, another stage leader, for violating team drug test policies. Of course the other option is to just let Mike "Ookie" Vick, aka Ron Mexico, just deal with the participants that fail to perform.German rider Patrick Sinkewitz crashed into a spectator then was revealed to have failed a drug test in training before the race began.
Then on Tuesday, star cyclist Alexandre Vinokourov was sent home after testing positive for a banned blood transfusion, and his team pulled out of the race. Wednesday, it happened again when the Cofidis squad confirmed its rider Cristian Moreni of Italy had failed a doping test, prompted the withdrawal of the entire squad.
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