Originally Posted by
Tulex
You do realize that that sports does exactly this, creating imaginary realities? When batters caught up to pitchers, they raised the mound. When the scores got too low in BB, they added the shot clock. When QBs started getting hurt, they changed the rules to protect him. All of this to make the sport something other than what it could be.
It's where you decide to draw the line. And, the point is to make it legal, then known.
The examples you listed are attempts by the businesses (of sport) to try and make their sport more compelling. They all worked, except for the QB thing, which if you listen to any sports radio station you'll hear plenty of fans complaining.
Your assumption is that if you make doping legal in cycling that cycling fans won't mind, I think you're wrong.