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- From: ampe@cbnews.cb.att.com (john.e.ampe)
- Subject: Re: Cycling and Doping
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 19:20:21 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.192021.27664@cbnews.cb.att.com>
- References: <+yfrc5g@lynx.unm.edu> <1992Dec22.160230.18662@cbnews.cb.att.com> <hhgra-k@lynx.unm.edu>
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- In article <hhgra-k@lynx.unm.edu> warsa@vesta.unm.edu (j warsa) writes:
- >.... "Why SOME caffeine? Why not SOME steroids?"
- >I suggest that if it's on the banned list, you should not be allowed any in
- >your system. This appears the most simple and fair policy for drug testing.
-
- This sure is simple, Jim, but I can't see how it's fair. According to
- your plan, Alexi Grewal would now be on suspension for eating a Poppy
- Seed muffin. Any racer who takes a cold or hay-fever medicine would
- be suspended for using pseudo-ephedrine hydrochloride (as was the case
- until last year). Anyone who has a cup of coffee could be suspended.
- I ask again: is this really what you want?
-
- In aswer to your question, yes I favor thresholds on all drugs --
- aren't most anabolic steroids naturally occurring? -- but I imagine
- thresholds are harder to implement.
-
- If thresholds aren't fair, it's only because they allow some people
- to get away with some level of cheating. They are designed to err
- on the side of conservatism.
-
- If you feel the current thresholds are too low, you should petition
- the UCI, but I don't see you claiming even that.
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- John_Ampe@att.com
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