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by bluecalm 1516 days ago
Extend it to every professional sport. Cycling was one which tried doing something about the problem and paid a heavy price in popularity, funding and public perception. Other major sports won't repeat this mistake.

Soccer for example has none significant doping controls and it's obvious that every top player is doped to the gills. There is probably not a single clean one in top clubs. NBA is just a joke as well as is tennis.

About the only sport org other than cycling that tried to do something about the problem is the UFC. Before/after photos of some fighters are just amazing (they are way smaller/less muscular after introduction of doping protocols) even though you can still get away with some doping (some is difficult to detect or very short lived).