Wednesday, August 29, 2012

USADA Should be spending on more accurate detection methods, not hunting down icons

Lance Armstrong is an icon and probably one of the best cyclist in the world. He's an icon because of not what he has done with the sport, but what he has done with his fame. He's raised almost half a billion dollars in cancer research. Yet, USADA has probably spent millions to tear down his reputation. Even if it is true, they had 7 straight years in a row to catch him cheating. What is the point? There is more damage than good. The damage is in his foundation and the world's fight against terminal illnesses. The good is to show today's cyclist not to cheat. Um....how much money did they spend to investigate Lance? How much will be needed to be spent to find out who were the winners if Lance cheated? Does his wins just go to second place, third place, or even 10th place? USADA should be spending their time and energy in devising new methods for detection instead of spending all their energy one man. And this one man is probably not the person that is worth investigating in because of what he's done outside the sport. It also tarnishes the USA itself. Your own country. It's an international sport and you're tattling on your own. It really doesn't make sense at all.