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I'm glad someone else (other than me) brought this up... I've always been a big time Tyler fan. Lance is an inspiration, for sure, but Tyler has always been my favorite rider. In fact, I was banking on seeing him topple Armstrong.
My thoughts: Tyler wasn't routinely doing anything "worse" than what any other rider in the pro peleton was (and is) doing. But I do think something got "messed up" and Tyler got busted. Example: Removing one's own blood and training for some period of time before re-injecting one's own blood back into their system is a way to increase plasma volume... And is undetectable. Tyler was busted for doing this exact same thing, but re-injecting someone elses blood. Remember how a teammate of his got busted for the same thing weeks after? Coincidence, or a mix-up of blood reserves?
My opinion is that Tyler is no "dirtier" than any other pro... just unlucky in this event.
Interesting. I hate to admit it, but you are prob. right - about him being no more dirty that other riders, but just getting caught.
I feel bad for Zach Lund, the Olympic skeleton guy, for getting banned for using Propecia product.
Apparently he disclosed it and everything, it's just that it made it to the banned list last year.
(And I mean, come on, banning a skeleton slider? Isn't that kind of like saying "hey the curling team is on 'roids, lets ban them??)
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