7-time Tour de France winner admits to doping

The American cyclist Lance Armstrong was denying doping for years. However he was accused of administering banned drugs many times, he continued to claim that he never applied prohibited drugs. Even when the USADA proved that the cyclist doped, he cheated about doping. But finally, Lance Armstrong decided to admit to using EPO, testosterone and blood transfusions.
However numerous athletes applied doping products and avoided detection successfully, there was anything uncommon in the doping case of the legendary American cyclist. Lance Armstrong reached great success in sports. He won Tour de France races 7 consecutive times. He got also certain other awards. The American cyclist got worldwide success. Although he submitted to a lot of drug tests, he never tested positive for any prohibited drug.
Undoubtedly, Lance Armstrong is not the only athlete who has doped. Athletes have applied forbidden medicines during past years. They continue to use anabolic steroids and other related medications today. And professional sportspersons will administer them in future. Application of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs is spread in professional sports. Almost each athlete uses banned medications. While certain sportspersons test positive for banned preparations and get bans, others avoid detection.
When it comes to the attitude to Lance Armstrong’s doping, it’s mainly negative. Numerous persons got significant anger, when the prominent cyclist admitted to administering EPO, the steroid testosterone and blood transfusions. A lot of individuals believed in him. They thought that the legendary American cyclist competed “cleanly”. That’s why their disappointment was significant.
And what is about “clean” sports? Anti-doping officers should think about this issue. While anti-doping officers claim that they have sophisticated tests to eradicate doping from sports, a lot of athletes administer anabolic steroids and/or other related drugs and avoid detection.
While the legendary cyclist has admitted to administering forbidden drugs, anti-doping agencies should realize that their policies are weak.