Tour de France dirty again

Believe me, I have nothing against bicycle racing.

 

And I think the Tour de France is a great sports tradition, or could be.

 

But, come on, it is just so dirty. Why do they bother?

 

Today, Italy’s Riccardo Ricci was booted out of the race for doping. What a surprise. This has happened in the Tour the last three years.

 

Look. The fitness of these guys, the talent they have, the endurance they display, it’s all phenomenal. Even with drugs. I don’t know how they do it.

 

That said, don’t pretend it is purely an athletic competition. It’s also a contest to see who has the best drugs and who can mask them best.

 

Yes, there are drug problems in other sports, but none is as pervasive as this. It’s a joke. They should either do away with it or just give in and say anything goes.