Of particular note to me in the article was this line:
“For years the favorite drug of Europe’s bike riders (called by many the most drug-ridden group in the world) has been cocaine.”
Part of it is that I think most of us would agree that cocaine is a pretty bad PED. However, the idea that international cycling has been notoriously drug-riddled for over 50 years was both eye brow raising for me and eye opening. While one could argue that the playing field is level if seemingly everyone cheats, I personally have found cycling virtually unwatchable for years because of how ubiquitous PEDs have clearly been in their sport.