But, at the moment, we're only scratching the surface. Cycling has already proved what happens when you allow the gendarmerie to turn an event into a Tour de Force. Other sports should be watching and worrying and waking up to the possibility of suffering the same dreaded fate. They have a long history of use, especially in cycling. British cyclist, Tommy Simpson who died on the slopes of Mont Ventoux in the 1967 Tour de France was found to have amphetamines in his bloodstream.
Side effects are a rise in blood pressure and body temperature as well as an increase in anxiety.
Perhaps the most famous sort a illegal drug, anabolic steroids help build muscle, and strength. They are therefore widely used by power athletes who rely on explosiveness like weightlifters and sprinters. Endurance athletes, like cyclists, long distance swimmers and triathietes also use them however to help them recover from the effects of their heavy training loads. Testing is done by measuring the bodies' level of testosterone to epitosterone. Side effects are well documented and include mood changes and other psychiatric and psychological conditions, hypertension, skin disease and an increased chance of suffering a stroke.