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Cav labels cycling the "cleanest sport in the world"...

  • 03-03-2011 12:54pm
    #1
    leftism
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭


    Anyone else seen the video on www.independent.ie interviewing Cav? He goes on a bit of a rant about children stealing chocolate bars, copying exam answers in school etc. Not the best analogy i've ever heard to defend cycling but he seems to advocate that because cycling is probably the most tested sport in the world, it is therefore the cleanest sport in the world!

    Its not the sports problem, its just the rest of us are ignorant and narrow minded.... :rolleyes:


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  • #2
    leftism
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭leftism


    http://www.independent.ie/sport/

    click on the "latest sports videos" for the interview...


  • #3
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,141 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Which other sports are cleaner at the top level?


  • #4
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    Lumen wrote: »
    Which other sports are cleaner at the top level?

    Curling.


  • #5
    leftism
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 518 ✭✭✭leftism


    Lumen wrote: »
    Which other sports are cleaner at the top level?

    Short answer: Cricket

    Long answer: None, they are probably all equally riddled with cheats and drug users. To assume that one sport is cleaner than another on the basis of the number of drug tests done is to assume that drug tests actually catch the majority of cheaters. Unfortunately that is far from the case.


  • #6
    RobFowl
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 11,668 Mod ✭✭✭✭RobFowl


    leftism wrote: »
    Short answer: Cricket

    Apart from the match fixing that is :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    Lumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,141 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    RobFowl wrote: »
    Apart from he match fixing that is :rolleyes:

    Sure, how else would Ireland have beaten England?

    (runs for cover)


  • #8
    Hail 2 Da Thief
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,615 ✭✭✭Hail 2 Da Thief


    Lumen wrote: »
    Which other sports are cleaner at the top level?

    Darts.

    Incredible athletes too!

    078fordham2_468x4692.jpg


  • #9
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    Lumen wrote: »
    Which other sports are cleaner at the top level?

    GAA ;-)


  • #10
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,522 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    well he would say that wouldn't he....


  • #11
    Jawgap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,297 ✭✭✭✭Jawgap


    Hail 2 Da Thief wrote: »
    Darts.

    Incredible athletes too!

    Beta blockers


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  • #12
    Raam
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,317 ✭✭✭✭Raam


    darts_andy_fordham.jpg

    I dunno if he put it all back on again.


  • #13
    Hermy
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 11,429 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hermy


    It used to be very, very dirty.:D

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • #14
    iregk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,235 ✭✭✭iregk


    Baseball - oh wait!


  • #15
    ednwireland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,456 ✭✭✭✭ednwireland


    cav_2.jpg

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



  • #16
    spokeydokey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 114 ✭✭spokeydokey


    ''they just don't do as much testing in other sports'' is quicky becoming the new ''never tested positive''


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