Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Is Doping Necessary to Compete?

  My name is Josh Gustafson.  I am 34 years old. I am an Account Sales Manager for Red Bull Energy drink.  I got married last year, this year I decided it was time to go back to school to start my new career in Radiology.  English is a prerequisite course for the program I will enter next Fall.
   I am interested in the articles I have read about Lance Armstrong's alleged blood doping accusations.  This blog will give me a chance to do a lot of research on the subject including: specific accusations, dropped endorsement deals, what exactly blood doping is, and the reason for Armstrong's stripped Tour de France titles.  I have recently heard a few disturbing comments about the sport of cycling: "It is the dirtiest professional sport right now".  This comment referring to the large number of riders blood doping and using performance enhancing drugs.  I have also heard, "You need to be doping, using EPO, or taking steroids in order to compete in the sport".  These two comments alone were enough to spark my curiosity. 

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