CYCLING & DOPING

983 road cyclists have been involved in doping since 1980

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Why is DOPING SO PREVALENT IN CYCLING?

1 The history of doping

1866 The First Recorded Case Of Doping In Cycling Was In 1866 By Arthur Linton Linton (left) along with manager Choppy Warburton, fellow cyclist Jimmy Michael and brother Tom He Used A Mix Of Cocaine, Caffeine anD Strychnine to win the bordeaux - paris race

The Acceptance Of Drug Taking In The Was So Complete By 1930 That the Rule Book Reminded Riders That

The Drugs Would Not Be Provided By The Organisers

2 The CHEATERS ACTUALLY WIN

- Since - 1961 68% Of The Tour De France Winners Have Been Found To Be Doping

The Cost Of DOPING

in 2003 alone 7 European Cyclists DIED young because of doping

doping causes serious health problems Stroke Severe headaches male pattern baldness loss of vision diabetes and tumors crippling arthritis acne

It I s Also Dangerous To Your Wallet Lance Armstrong lost all of his 7 tour de France titles and, allegedly, $75,000,000 in sponsorship contracts

He Would Have to Win the Tour De FrANCE aNOTHER The Cheater 150 tIMES tO mAKE uP tHE aMOUNT hE lOST.

So Before You DOPE think Spotty Do You Want To Be A angry bald man or

-A- #realwinner sINCE 1968 ONLY 7 tOUR dE fRANCE wINNERS, iNCLUDING BERNARD HINAULT, WERE NOT INVOLVED IN DOPING CASES BERNARD HINAULT 1978 1979 1981 1982 1985 FRANCE