Left field: Wong makes us all look like dopes
Disgraced cyclist's drugs case exposes more than just a positivetest as cycling authorities shy away from the truth
What is with all these cyclists? It seems that those who ride professionally cannot get on their bikes without a jab of a performance-enhancing substance.
Hong Kong had its own "Lance Armstrong" case this past week when it emerged that Asian Games gold medallist Steven Wong had tested positive for drugs and had been banned for two years by the international governing body of cycling.
In the wake of the Armstrong saga, the news that a Hong Kong athlete, too, had been tested positive didn't really come as a huge surprise. Perhaps it is because we have become blasé about it all, resulting in the perception that cycling goes hand in hand with doping just like two star-crossed lovers.
But what was surprising was the how long it took for all this to come out into the public view. Wong, who won the gold medal in the BMX event at the Asian Games in Guangzhou three years ago, tested positive last April. Two months later, in June, after he didn't appeal, the International Cycling Union (UCI) slapped the ban on him.