Preston's finest.

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Originally Posted by sinkov

It was what made Lance Armstrong one of the greatest sportsmen ever, all his big rivals were using EPO as well, it was a level playing field, and he still rode away from them on the climbs like they had their brakes on.

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Are you actually condoning cheating sinkov? :s

When one of racing cyclists true greats Tommy Simpson, fell ill with diarrhoea during the Tour's tenth stage, he was under pressure from his personal manager to continue in the race, even though members of his team encouraged him to quit.
Near the summit of Mont Ventoux, Simpson fell off of his bike but was able to get back on it. After riding a short distance further, he collapsed. He was pronounced dead after being airlifted to a hospital.
The post-mortem examination found that Simpson had taken amphetamine and alcohol, a diuretic combination which proved fatal when combined with the heat, the hard climb of the Ventoux and his stomach complaint.
Drug taking should have been eradicated from the sport way back then. Frankly, I'm amazed we have not had a lot more deaths from the lethal combination of fast cycle descents and drug taking.

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When one of racing cyclists true greats Tommy Simpson, fell ill with diarrhoea during the Tour's tenth stage, he was under pressure from his personal manager to continue in the race, even though members of his team encouraged him to quit.
Near the summit of Mont Ventoux, Simpson fell off of his bike but was able to get back on it. After riding a short distance further, he collapsed. He was pronounced dead after being airlifted to a hospital.
The post-mortem examination found that Simpson had taken amphetamine and alcohol, a diuretic combination which proved fatal when combined with the heat, the hard climb of the Ventoux and his stomach complaint.
Drug taking should have been eradicated from the sport way back then. Frankly, I'm amazed we have not had a lot more deaths from the lethal combination of fast cycle descents and drug taking.

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I have got one of those cycling route simulators.

Last week I actually completed Mount Ventoux in 2 hours and 10 minutes. The only stimulant I had was Condor pipe tobacco.
It was bloody hard work though.

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Are you actually condoning cheating sinkov? :s

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Not knowingly BT, what makes you think I am ?

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Not knowingly BT, what makes you think I am ?

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You obviously imbibe EPO.

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You obviously imbibe EPO.

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It's not something you imbibe BT, injections or blood transfusions I think.

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It's not something you imbibe BT, injections or blood transfusions I think.

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I was just testing if you know how to use EPO sinkov. You obviously do! ;D

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I was just testing if you know how to use EPO sinkov. You obviously do! ;D

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I've got almost as many books on cycling on my bookshelf as I do on horse racing BT, of course I know how to use EPO, I've had a masterclass from all the top cyclists who used it and tried to hide the fact, and most of them hid it very successfully for a long time.

One of the hardest climbs in world cycling, the Angliru in Spain, and Hugh rode away from them 2k out and won doing handstands, some of the best climbers in cycling strung out like washing behind him. Back up into 3rd now, this guy is indisputably now one of the world's top cyclists, very, very few have ever done, or could do, what he did today.