Should riders be given outright liftetime bans ?

[yenrod]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/12052009/58/boonen-face-six-month-ban.html

For any kind of drug taking

 

[zimzum42]

He's won a classic, he's entitled to a night on the powder, it's certainly not performance enhancing!

 

[Cathryn]

Ref performance enhancing drugs, yes, I think so. Ref cocaine, stupid and nasty as it is, no.

 

[montage]

No.
For one, people change.

 

[mondobongo]

Four Years for first time offence, lifetime ban if stupid enough to do it again.

 

[MacB]

nope, I don't care what drugs they do

 

[Dave5N]

Legally impossible. Morally undesirable.

 

[Keith Oates]

A lifetime ban is very harsh and in some cases the testing may be inaccurate so I would give a second chance but after a four year ban!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dayvo]

Ref performance enhancing drugs, yes, I think so. Ref cocaine, stupid and nasty as it is, no.

Yep, I agree with Cathryn. Spot on.