Mud and Doping

"That's the beauty of mountain-bike racing...there isn't a pill available out there that helps you ride down a mountain faster. You could transform yourself into an 800-watt monster, but if you can't put the power to the ground, and if you can't ride over technical stuff, you will always suck at racing on a mountain bike."

Quoted from Volume 36/No. 15 of the current VeloNews, Adam Craig of the Giant Factory Team makes a crude point. The article "Clean Through the Mud" explains how because of the lack of huge sponsorships and big money, pro mountain bike racers are not forced into doping to defeat their competitor. Most people would totally agree with what Craig has to say but my response would be: "but Adam there is a pill that helps your ride up the mountain faster."

Touche'!