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Re:One man’s quest to end cheating in virtual cycling by tadfisher on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @01:10AM (#37670446)
Okay, then you get into fights over how many grams your bike is below UCI weight, everyone is tested for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, your bike is torn down after your second-place finish so they can search for the hidden electric motor, and turns out your aero bars are 3mm too long so, welp, say goodbye to your victory.

This is what competition is like. It has nothing to do with "virtual" vs "real" sports, and everything to do with human nature.

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Re:One man’s quest to end cheating in virtual cycling by freitzkriesler2 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @09:45AM (#37674579)
Nice false equivalency, the bar for cheating is far higher and riskier in real life biking than say hooking up a motor to an indoor stationary bike.

Lance got caught and his professional image ruined but he was a professional.

If you're willing to inject mystery chemistry into yourself to win a amateur bike racing torneys then that's on you.

HN posters need to take the L and learn to just be your own competition instead of forcing your world view on others.

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