Residency Evil posted:

Genuinely curious if doping has become less prevalent in the peloton with the lack of positives in the past few years:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doping_at_the_Tour_de_France#Status_of_Tour_de_France_winners_since_1961

or if they're using something new/just have gotten even more paranoid about being caught in season.

ArmZ posted:

I wish alonso had got his bike team

Feels Villeneuve posted:

The years between Contador and Sky were generally seen as relatively clean, based a lot on climbing performance.

Sky has never specifically been implicated but there's enough smoke that it's either a series of incredibly unfortunate coincidences, or they were doing institutional doping. Like Armstrong they had political clout because they were backed by News Corp and the British media, both of whom stood to get the UCI tons of media money.

A lot of people have been suspicious of the Slovene Sauce (Roglic/Pogacar) though I don't think there have been any serious findings yet. Also a lot of these people are Br*tish media guys who ignored when Chris Froome suddenly went from nearly getting fired for underperformance to setting record times up Mount Ventoux (it helps Pogacar that he was basically always seen as a mega-talent, though he's probably on some poo poo because cycling)

Feels Villeneuve posted:

also the dirtiest sport going isn't cycling, it's almost certainly a tie between track-and-field and tennis.


I always like pointing out that Serena Williams once literally hid in a panic room in her house when blood testers showed up to do random tests. If there's a numerical Doping Suspicion Score, "hid in a panic room from blood testers" gives you something like +9000 points. (Much like Armstrong, Williams also has huge media influence to run interference for her)

Just-In-Timeberlake posted:

Pogacar may be a phenom, but holy gently caress he climbs mountains like he's doped to the gills, I've never seen anything like it.

Residency Evil posted:

Pogacar is who I was thinking of. It's insane.

I follow rowing more closely than cycling/track and field, but it's funny how little you hear about doping in rowing in comparison.

Because no one's making money rowing.

Feels Villeneuve posted:

also the dirtiest sport going isn't cycling, it's almost certainly a tie between track-and-field and tennis.

Feels Villeneuve posted:

also the dirtiest sport going isn't cycling, it's almost certainly a tie between track-and-field and tennis.



I always like pointing out that Serena Williams once literally hid in a panic room in her house when blood testers showed up to do random tests. If there's a numerical Doping Suspicion Score, "hid in a panic room from blood testers" gives you something like +9000 points. (Much like Armstrong, Williams also has huge media influence to run interference for her)

Sudden Loud Noise posted:

Hiding in a panic room to avoid a drug test ain't got nothing on hiding underneath the cage. Jon Jones will always be the GOAT. (Russian Olympic team is the actual greatest.)

your friend wicka posted:

Only if you mean they tie for a distant second behind pro wrestling, yes

Sudden Loud Noise posted:

The question becomes what's the cleanest sport? (In terms of drugs)

My money is on....diving?

Declan MacManus posted:

rifle competition i imagine

Declan MacManus posted:

rifle competition i imagine

Sudden Loud Noise posted:

The question becomes what's the cleanest sport? (In terms of drugs)

My money is on....diving?

orange sky posted:

Darts is just fat men having fun

E: I'd be willing to bet most darts pro players are kind of drunk

busalover posted:

Chess maybe. I think too much caffeine counts as being drugged.

quote:

LSD (150 micrograms):
"Did I change my board theme to rainbow hexagons? Why does my music sound like its coming out of my head, not my headphones? Oh, I'm playing chess! Yes, what a lovely game. A battle between two minds, there's truly nothing like it..."
I notice that I am very good at spotting tactics playing on LSD. This is when you temporarily sacrifice material for a lethal attack, or a long term advantage in the game. Looking back on my games from LSD trips, I'm amazed at how innovatively I play. I make moves that sober me wouldn't never even consider... Overall, acid makes me a much more creative player. I play with aggression and vigor, creating threats with every move. LSD + Chess = amazing!

Shrooms (3g):
"A human. There is a human I am playing against across the internet. It feels that our minds are linked over such a vast expanse of space and time. Oh, right, I need to move."

I'm sorry, but I play like a r on shrooms. Maybe it's the way psylocibin affects the brain, but I blunder every 5 moves. An interesting thing I noticed, however, is that I'm much more compassionate when playing on mushrooms. I congratulate my opponent on their win, and am impressed by their cleverness. But overall, LSD is the superior psychedelic for chess.

Sudden Loud Noise posted:

This led me to this pretty great TCC style post:
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/this-is-how-different-drugs-affect-my-play

Abisteen posted:

Disc Golf unless smoking hella weed is performance enhancing.

Abisteen posted:

Disc Golf unless smoking hella weed is performance enhancing.

boop the snoot posted:

Curling is a noble and honest sport played by only those with the highest levels of Lewis Hamilton approved integrity.

ArmZ posted:

there was a snowboarder in i think the vancouver games who lost his gold medal because of weed lmao

Residency Evil posted:

net work error posted:

I don't understand watch stuff. I just want to know what time it is!

italian quid posted:

I'm thinking of taking tennis lessons this year.

Gigi Galli posted:

Tennis is fun but unlike golf you can't really play it 6 beers deep.

acidx posted:

Golf, tennis, F1. If it's a sport that's boring as hell to watch on TV, this thread has it.