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Old 12-04-15, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by gsteinb
There's no doubt that with expanded testing you're going to get some newbie racer on T therapy or some woman on something or other. People who aren't 'cheating' per se, but taking things that are lifestyle choices, or for medical reasons, or that they're unaware are illegal because let's face it…most folks are hobbyists. This is a hobby. We are all hobbyists. And people have different levels of involvement with nuances of their hobby.
I don't think testing should be expanded all the way down to the newbie ranks (Cat 4,5). By the time someone is Cat 3 or 2 they should be well aware that there is a banned substance list that they can check against any prescriptions. No easy answer though.
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