Elite cycling and performance enhancing drugs are almost synonymous. Rasmussen, Vinokourov, Landis, EPO, Testosterone, Nandrolone.. but what about amateur cycling? Is it tarred with the same drug fuelled brush??
Anecdotally, I’d say yes.
Think back to the first time you attempted a large drop on your Mountain Bike.. had you consumed a few cans first? What about the first mono you ever pulled?? Was it done outside a pub after midnight??? Or think of the circumstances surrounding your first successful skid on a fixie.. did it involve consuming half a dozen pints at Knopwoods on a Friday arvo????
Without performance enhancing drugs many of us would never have progressed past bunny-hopping the curb.
I think the main thing Knopwoods enhances in my hangover the next day!