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Originally Posted by Arbuste  The real shame is that people are surprised. The truth is that the Tour de France is the only competition where they really try to catch dopers. After a couple scandals, they got into their heads they could "clean" their sport. Now, I bet they wish they never looked so hard into it. I don't think they do in the Giro d'Italia and the spanish one. They certainly don't in Tennis or Soccer, and not so much in athletism... And nobody actually cares. |
I doubt Tennis players get tested after every game they play, but they certainly are tested by surprise every now and then. I remember Federer being asked about that (at the time of a controvery involving Nadal and some spanish doctor) and he said that it was virtualy impossible for anyone in the top 10 to use substances considering how often they are tested. Note also that the nature of the game, that mixes mental strength, strategy, technicity and "athleticity" makes it less interesting for substance abuse than sports of pure performance or that require tremendous endurance.