| Slipstream cycling team may be the only American | | | | Team Slipstream is different than most cycling teams. |
| cycling team to be in the 2008 Tour de France. Their | | | | The cyclists on the team are blood tested and urine |
| only hope is to get an invitation from the Tour de | | | | tested for more than 50 times a year and the team |
| France race officials in order to enter the biggest and | | | | has enacted a strict anti-doping policy that is |
| prestigious cycling event in the world. | | | | considered by many to be much stricter than any |
| After the falling out of Discovery Channel cycling team | | | | cycling team. These rigorous in-house testing programs |
| and the one before, U.S. Postal Service Cycling Team, | | | | are needed in order to bolster the image of cycling |
| the chances of slipstream cycling team getting into the | | | | after the great scandal of most recent years. |
| Tour de France are great. In addition, they have signed | | | | Another reason why Slipstream cycling team is good |
| on many top riders all around the world. | | | | for the sport of cycling is because a cyclist's so-called |
| As many cyclists know, doping has been a popular | | | | entire biological report card is on file and closely |
| issue in today's cycling world. Many great athletes had | | | | monitored. There are physiological testing done that |
| been tested positive for either illegal drugs or illegal | | | | can monitor the rider's changes when they are training, |
| blood transfusions. This is why the UCI and other | | | | traveling or even when sickness occurs. The testing is |
| cycling organizations need to get on board and enact | | | | also independent of the cycling team so results can be |
| stricter policies on testing for banned substances. | | | | viewed as non-biased. |