After coming a remarkable third place in this year's Tour de France, Lance Armstrong was gracious enough to answer some questions from Dr. Sanjay Gupta - medical correspondent for CNN. Wait a second, doesn't Lance Armstrong's cycling comeback and amazing result at the Tour de France fall into the category of sports? Why is being interviewed by CNN's medical correspondent? Well, Dr. Gupta may be an excellent neurosurgeon but it he was worth his salt as a reporter, perhaps he might have leveraged some his medical expertise in order to shed some light on the doping allegations that have plagued the all star cyclist. Here is the relevant excerpt from the interview:

GUPTA: One of the things you mention -- you talked a lot about during the whole tour was surprise test for doping. They just come and surprise you.

ARMSTRONG: They're not surprises any more.

GUPTA: Not surprising -- 40, I think over 40 tests.

ARMSTRONG: They're 50 -- they're 50 now.

GUPTA: What do you say to the critics? What do you say to the skeptics now at the end of the tour?

ARMSTRONG: Look, I've done this a long time. And I've been at the highest level now since 1992 until 2009. I've been tested more than anybody else. If I can take four years off and come back at the age of 38 with more controls than anybody else on planet Earth and get third in the hardest sporting event in the world, I think we've answered the questions.

Bravo. That's hard hitting stuff, Dr. Gupta. Why does everyone continue to dance around the core issue, namely, the man takes testosterone? He had testicular cancer. He had his testes removed. He has the unique privilege of being allowed to take testosterone. Dr. Gupta doesn't consider that maybe the general public might be interested in what Lance Armstrong's testosterone level is? What if it turns out to be much higher than average but still within the "normal" range? Should other athletes be allowed to supplement in order to bring their testosterone level up to that of Lance Armstrong's? To be honest, I don't even know if these anti-doping labs even test levels, or if they just test urine for banned substances. Maybe if CNN had sent an actual reporter, he or she may have reported on these things.

Anyway, I think this is just one further example that serves to highlight how futile, Draconian and ultimately ridiculous our policies are with regard to doping in competitive sports. As I've said many times before, decisions regarding taking hormones or any other drug are medical decisions and should be kept between an athlete and his or her doctor. Doping is only considered "cheating" because it is against the rules. Change the rules and it won't be cheating anymore.