Keeping it classic...Doping extends WAY back...Anquetil once stated that it is impossible to see such performances on merely mineral water and way back during the early Tour years, the racers complained that they had to use cocaine drops to keep their eyes open due to exhaustion...so yeah, it extends WAY back! I LOVE reading about the history of racing and every time I turn around lately, I seek out new books on old racing so any recommendations would be appreciated.
Walter Skrzypek
Falls Creek, Pa
http://www.fixedgearhooligans.com
>A little doping history in the tour is written about at cyclingnews.com
>check out:
> http://www.cyclingnews.com/
>
> One of the things I keep hearing from folks on this list is that doping
> has never been as bad as it it now. Doping of one kind or another has
> been a problem since the invent of sport. People can try to keep their
> blinders on about the history of doping in the sport, but by doing so you
> do an injustice to cycling and its history.
> best,
> Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
> Coeur d'Alene, ID.