You know, that “everyone else is doing it” excuse got whupped out of me when I was a kid.
I hate that everyone-does-it excuse and also the “logic” of let them do it who cares?
What about the honest athlete who also doesn’t want to ravage his body with drugs - even if there is only one out there? He/she should be forced to compete and lose for doing the right thing because “everyone does it”?
Everyone doesn’t do it, it’s just you hear of most of the top cyclists doing it because that’s why they are the top cyclists. The honest ones who play by the rules don’t have a chance. Unless they decide to throw away their ethics and their long term health and join the cheaters.
Competitive sports deserve an equal playing field - so either you enforce doping rules and no one does it or you tell everyone go ahead drug yourself it’s ok, and if you don’t want to, get out of the sport as you have no chance against those who do.