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LES
DEUX VISAGES DU TOUR DE FRANCE
When Stephen Roche collapsed just past the stage finish
line atop La Plagne in the 1987 Tour de France after a soul flaying
effort of epic proportions, he was so far 'gone' that he required
oxygen to facilitate recovery. That is what cycling flat out for
prolonged periods up a very steep mountainside does to even a
hardened athlete. Or at least that's what it used to do. Then along
came *serious doping …
Fourteen years later in 2001 spectators on the most
brutal section of Mont Ventoux (scene of Eddy Merckx also requiring
an oxygen aided recovery while winning in 1970) watched Lance
Armstrong breeze up the 12% incline without even the slightest sign
of suffering. Much was made at the time of his supposed superior
ability, greater stamina, more dedicated training, modern coaching
methods, uncorruptability and having the strongest team of support
riders. Also the fact that he had been and could be subjected to any
test. This smoke screen of denial, lies and waffle hid from the sight of
many who should have known better that what they had just witnessed
was more than just super human, it was downright impossible!
David Walsh, sports writer of the Sunday Times was
never duped. When I met him in 2002 he was adamant that Armstrong
cheated and cited the above points among others. Walsh pursued his
belief doggedly and he was of course proved right. His many articles
and the book he wrote about Armstrong were largely instrumental in
exposing the cheat.
Now fast forward another fourteen years to this year's
2015 Tour and we are hearing the same old story of - superior
ability, greater stamina, more dedicated training, modern coaching
methods, having the strongest team of support riders,
uncorruptability, subject to any test etc. – regarding another
rider, Chris Froome who, on the climb to La Pierre Saint-Martin broke
so far clear of the field and in such a manner as to rekindle images
of Armstrong and, leaving all struggling in his wake, sallied to the
summit without breaking sweat. Most tellingly, his face throughout
showed not a hint of stress, only the blank stare of concentration.
Compare that with Joaquim Rodriguez who, two days later,
likewise made a solo break for glory, this time on the climb to
Plateau de Beille. Unlike Froome, the pain of his effort was
apparent for all to see, the enthralled throng of spectators able to
feel and share his every strength-sapping pedal turn. Real suffering
was burned deep in his eyes and his excruciating climb to victory
visibly drained him physically and emotionally.
The comparison between the levels of stress displayed by
the two cyclists, Froome and Rodriguez, in their respective mountain
assaults was every bit as marked as the difference between the
reaction to their efforts of Roche and Armstrong ... but
unfortunately the conclusion to be arrived at is the same. One was
reacting as one would expect to be the case from a man cycling flat
out for a prolonged period up a very steep mountainside. The reaction
of the other wasn't just super human, it was downright impossible!
* By serious doping I mean the advent of EPO
blood-doping, testosterone and steroids. Athletes operating at the
outer extremities of endurance have always sought ways to enhance
performance. In the earlier part of the last century strychnine (yes
strychnine)! and red wine were the stimulants of choice, later on
amphetamine use became the norm. But the athletes are also targeted
as experimental subjects by those developing and hoping to profit
from new products and procedures. So add to the mix the big money to
be made and it's easy to see how corruption can – and does –
thrive.
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DE FRANCE
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