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		motorest 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tour de France confronts a new threat: Are cyclist... > I believed him 100% about EPO but the motor stuff is silly. they check for motors for over a decade now. If it's silly then why are they trying to counter it for over a decade?

pmontra 6 months ago | [–]

Because where there are no checks there are the cheaters.

Example: there is no antidoping in amateur races. Amateurs dope themselves to win those races.

motorest 6 months ago | | [–]

> Because where there are no checks there are the cheaters.

Were there any instances where people cheated in spite of testing, and were undetected for years?

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