Doping – A Cautionary Tale

by James Moffat on July 26, 2010

in Racing

Recently while reading through cylingtipsblog.com I came across this post which doccumented a cyclists foray into doping and how it effects performance. It made for very interesting reading and it opens your eyes to why the pros actually dope.

Anyway enjoy!

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