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Re:Ronda Rousey: 'I never wanted to talk about concussion. I... by hinkley on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @01:17PM (#39993232)
Greg LeMond has evolved into my Fred Rogers of athletics. Every time either of them is in the news my first thought was, “please don’t be bad news”.

The fact that Greg was such a brittle rider - a god one day and barely finishing another - gave me hope that he was legit. The fact that he has focused in retirement on cheating cemented that for me.

Last I heard he was trying to watchdog riders sneaking small electric motors into their bikes. Even 50 watts is a lot of boost for a cyclist.

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Re:Ronda Rousey: 'I never wanted to talk about concussion. I... by djtango on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @02:44PM (#39994274)
Jeez I can kind of overlook PEDs insofar as you're still kind of the one doing the training and the race but sticking a motor into your bike - like what even is the point anymore.

Why not bring a gun to an MMA fight while they're at it too

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Re:Ronda Rousey: 'I never wanted to talk about concussion. I... by The_Colonel on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @03:34PM (#39994868)
The point for (many/most) is to get the sweet victory, get rich and famous. It doesn't matter if you cheated or not, your ape brain will find reasons why you deserved to win anyway.
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