tyler hamilton.......

ok, so the american cyclist (living in spain......) tyler hamilton does not have to give back his gold medal.......because of a lab error.....not necessarily because he was cleared of taking performance enhancing drugs...........let me be clear about my opinion on the subject of performance enhancing drugs...........it is a bit too late in the game to be expecting athletic performance to be 'pure'........not when athletes do nothing else with their days but train......not when they have access to say.......wind tunnels in which to practice............or even designer nutritional supplements that promote specific amino acids in the development of muscle fibers........or even with caloric replacement beverages designed for specific moments in the course of a race.................or bicycles that weigh less than my purse...........or tires that may be changed out depending on the temperature of the pavement.............i may have made that last part up......but you just watch......those tires are just a moment away..........given all of the enhancements available for performance....what difference does it make if a person saves up his own blood...has it spun down.....and then reinjected prior to a race for that boost of oxygen...........it is one's own body tissue, right?..........and if that is ok than why not all of the other curious potions that may or may not help in the long run................no potion, injection, tire, or beverage can make up for a lack of training, skill or raw nerve.................so again.......why not let these crazy cyclists do what they will....at their own peril...............you mess with pharmecueticals....you risk early death...........we cannot stop them.......and is that risk of death any worse than the risk of a collision on the course..............going downhill at 40+ mph.............the nature of cycling requires a high degree of disregard to personal safety..........so back to tyler.........whether or not he used anything......he showed grit on that olympic road race...........he took a big chance on that final lap.............nobody else except axel mercxx and the russian who rides for lance's team eckimov(sp)......showed any grit at all..........and since they all probably use enhancement to some degree.............what difference does it make?...................