http://www.tdf-tours.com/Doping is like the hydra, cut off one head and two replace it. The Tour de France has enjoyed a three-year holiday from doping scandals following the Landis debacle. But unfortunately that ended with Contador's failed drug tests. Former pro riders like Bernhard Kohl are slowly coming clean about doping.
Kohl finished third in the 2008 Tour de France and also won the King of the Hills title, as the race's best climber. And he was doped to the gills with endurance-boosting EPO, a fact that got the Austrian banned after it was detected. Kohl has since retired, saying he didn't want to return to a sport where cheating is rampant. Yesterday, he also cast doubt that anyone can win cycling's fiercest test without using illegal drugs.
"People know in cycling that's it's not possible to win the Tour de France without it," Kohl told FanHouse at a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency symposium. "It's three weeks, 3,000 kilometers and you climb (the equivalent of) Mount Everest four times," Kohl said. "That's just not possible." Former Spyns clients who have seen riders wheezing up 10% grades would agree. Kohl added there was little chance of him returning to competition. "I can never come back," Kohl said. "It's not possible if you say the truth."
"People know in cycling that's it's not possible to win the Tour de France without it," Kohl told FanHouse at a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency symposium. "It's three weeks, 3,000 kilometers and you climb (the equivalent of) Mount Everest four times," Kohl said. "That's just not possible." Former Spyns clients who have seen riders wheezing up 10% grades would agree. Kohl added there was little chance of him returning to competition. "I can never come back," Kohl said. "It's not possible if you say the truth."
Organizers will unveil the 2011 Tour de France route on October 19, 2011.
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