It seems like every year there is some controversy with a biker in the Tour de France. Year after year, there was talk that Lance Armstrong was doping, but there was never any proof. His controversy could have been that he won a record-breaking seven Tour championships and he was American.
Each year, nothing changes. There have been riders caught doping since the Tour began in 1903. Recently, another American named Floyd Landis (when in 1st place) was banned from riding when he was caught with a positive testosterone imbalance in 2006. Also that year another favorite to win Jan Ullrich of Germany was banned with a suspicion of doping.
This keeps continuing. This week Italian rider Riccardo Ricco (was in 1st place)was banned for doping and later fired by his team.
It is no wonder that the Tour de France is also known as the "Tour of Shame." The International Cycling Union has banned performance enhancing substances, yet it seems riders are not afraid of taking that chance.
What will it take for riders to win fair-and-square?
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