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ST: Drug use is a fairly hot topic in professional sports; do you think it was as much of an issue then?

Scott: Not nearly as much as the good drugs weren’t invented then! Blood doping certainly didn't seem to be evident and the only drugs common in other sports like steroids weren't attractive due to the associated weight gain. There also just wasn’t the general knowledge of how to use them properly as that knowledge came later through the medical support in cycling mostly. Testing became common in the late 80's but it was always a shambles. Not much has changed in 20+ years in that regard. It is still a joke. The whole idea of testing is still really only a PR exercise for the businesses that make money from the idea that the athletes are clean.