Full survey results: One in 20 amateur racers admit to doping

Analysing the results of CW’s online poll, we grapple with the implication that one in 20 British amateur riders is a doper

A cocktail of substances
(Image credit: chris catchpole)

A few weeks ago the BBC reported the findings of a poll it had conducted asking 1,125 amateur sportspeople about doping: eight per cent said they had taken steroids, and 35 per cent said they personally knew someone who had doped — worrying, perhaps, but not especially shocking, given that nearly half of those questioned said they participated in gym/weightlifting.

It’s hardly news that steroid use is rife in certain sections of British gym-going. Are the BBC’s findings a fair reflection on UK amateur cycling?

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David Bradford