The De-Tour de France
"De-Tour de France". This must be a reasonable name for the present "non-show" in France. 
I have never personally been very interested in the sport of cycling and perhaps even seen the very professional part of it as somewhat "dirty". Easy to say today, of course. But still...
Perhaps one could say: OK, let them use doping. And the guy who is best at that will probably win. But this is, of course, very irresponsible. What an awful example to give to young people, which that sort of sport should like to attrack also in the future.
Therefore, any cheating by using any drugs of any sort should continue to be totally and completely forbidden. No more - no less. And medical doctors who still will give it should be banned from medical jobs for ever. And the cyclists who still use it should not only be excluded for some time. They should also go to prison - like anybody else, who use serious forbidden drugs.
I believe that the organisers of De-Tour de France need a really long period of reflection. They have to re-invent the Tour in a completely different form. A form which will be the world champion in people's minds for a modern and very responsible sport, which only attracts people (and sponsors), who want the REAL thing: Clean sport, clean sports people, clean competition. Perhaps such a reflection will last a few years. And so what...
Until then I hope that all TV station will do like to two national German TV stations ARD and ZDF the other day: BOYCOT the De-Tour.
This will make the organisers and in particular the sponsors focus their minds on what is really needed for the future!
We have an expression in Danish which says: Nothing is so bad that it is not good for something.
The last days developments in France is an excellent example of that :)
I have never personally been very interested in the sport of cycling and perhaps even seen the very professional part of it as somewhat "dirty". Easy to say today, of course. But still...
Perhaps one could say: OK, let them use doping. And the guy who is best at that will probably win. But this is, of course, very irresponsible. What an awful example to give to young people, which that sort of sport should like to attrack also in the future.
Therefore, any cheating by using any drugs of any sort should continue to be totally and completely forbidden. No more - no less. And medical doctors who still will give it should be banned from medical jobs for ever. And the cyclists who still use it should not only be excluded for some time. They should also go to prison - like anybody else, who use serious forbidden drugs.
I believe that the organisers of De-Tour de France need a really long period of reflection. They have to re-invent the Tour in a completely different form. A form which will be the world champion in people's minds for a modern and very responsible sport, which only attracts people (and sponsors), who want the REAL thing: Clean sport, clean sports people, clean competition. Perhaps such a reflection will last a few years. And so what...
Until then I hope that all TV station will do like to two national German TV stations ARD and ZDF the other day: BOYCOT the De-Tour.
This will make the organisers and in particular the sponsors focus their minds on what is really needed for the future!
We have an expression in Danish which says: Nothing is so bad that it is not good for something.
The last days developments in France is an excellent example of that :)
posted by Niels Jorgen Thøgersen at 6:53 pm
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