Tour de France

According to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), a substance is banned if it meets two of the three following criteria; the potential for enhancing performance, the potential for detriment to health, and violation of the spirit of sport. However, if an athlete has a medical condition that requires them to take the medication, the athlete must apply for an exemption. The World Anti-Doping Agency have a prohibited list which contains; five classes of prohibited substances, three prohibited methods of…

Artur Brito is on a unique mission to spread affection and goodwill and to champion the reason for mankind. What makes Artur unique is that regardless of life not giving him the best cards, he has gone ahead to make the best of everything and praise life to the full. His being a vagrant or losing his left leg in a motorbike mishap 25 years prior has not held him down. He simply finished the greatest test he set for himself in life, to ride a 125 cc bike from his home in Portugal to Kathmandu…

In ancient civilizations of South America, athletes chewed coca leaves to make them mentally alert as well as alleviate pain. (Bjornlund 12). The doping controversy began in 1865 when canal swimmers in Amsterdam, Holland were the first athletes to be charged with doping (Timeline). Doping in sports became a problem because growing use of drugs came with growing risks to athletes, as well as dangerous incidents led to measures being taken (Bjornlund 13). There are two points of views concerning…

Lance Armstrong was not always born a great athlete. Just like ordinary people, practice makes perfect. Lance’s mother, Linda, was 12 when she had him. When he was just a baby, his father moved out. Furthermore, Linda remarried to Terry Armstrong, and he formally adopted Lance. Terry and Lance never closely bonded, then he got his first bike. Linda managed to buy him his first bike, a Schwinn Mag Scrambler. After she divorced Terry, Linda was fully devoted to her son, “She instilled all her…

1. Blood doping is performed by athletes to increase their body’s ability “to transport more oxygen to muscles and therefore increase stamina and performance”. According to the WADA, there are three highly practiced methods that athletes use: “blood transfusions, EPO, and synthetic oxygen carriers”. (https://www.wada-ama.org/en/questions-answers/blood-doping) EPO (erythropoietin) is naturally produced by the body and can also be administered via injection. Its primary function is to promote red…

Should athletes who dope have to give up their titles and medals? This topic has been encompassed by a lot of controversies and has been a hot topic in sports organizations for years. Athletes who dope should have to forfeit their titles and medals because doping gives them an unfair advantage and enhances their abilities. Not to mention it is also illegal and can result in a ban from sports and even financial penalties. ("BBC Sport", 2016) There are many reasons as to why doping should have…

The Pyrenees has been the host of the Tour De France for more than 100 years (History). The Tour De France is familiar all around the globe. Despite that, it is recognized as the biggest bike race in the whole world. Dozens of people have become famous for what they finished on the Tour De France. That said, Lance Armstrong, retired pro biker, is a downright example, cause everyone knows him for what he did in the Tour De France race. Even the competitors know how packaged the Pyrenees…

“God did not create the Pyrenees to separate France and Spain, but to set the border between non-climbers and climbers” (Christian Laborde, Tour and Pyrenees). The scenery that can be witnessed, is one that cannot be resisted. The Pyrenees Mountain Trip is one thing, if available, may only come once and is an opportunity to not pass up. With the euro and the dollar being about equal, making the trip affordable, at this time. However, it may not be for long. Accordingly, if this opportunity is…

to use any type of drugs to win events at the Olympic Games. It's frequently used today by most winners. Lance Armstrong is one of those people who was doping and got 7 gold medals at the Tour De France. In the article, Ian Steadman makes a good point about how “Nearly every recent winner of the Tour de France has been implicated in doping”(Steadman). Its really hard to find someone now that isn't using drugs, it's almost become a lifestyle for athletes. Another example is that some athletes…

Handshape In sign language there are a variety of handshapes that are used to create signs. The majority of these handshapes come from the manual alphabet and numbers and can have slight modification to the handshape and C hand shape. (For images representing the manual alphabet and numbers please refer to pages 4 and 5 of the booklet) Carol struggles to produce select handshapes, some of which are acceptable modification, some of which are due to lack of focus and need to be practiced. An…