Good interview with BB4 and Aldon Baker on racerxVT

Well, Blake the last topic I want to touch on is that of performance enhancing drug use in Motocross. Lance Armstrong has been the topic of conversation as of late and I think we all can see the devastating effects of PEDs to an athlete’s career. Do you think that PED use in motocross is a problem that deserves more scrutiny from the people in charge or is the whole topic a non-issue?
BB: Ah, I knew this question was coming (laughs). As far as testing goes, they can test me anytime they want. I know I’m clean and have nothing to hide. In my opinion, you can take all the drugs you want and still not win a championship. It might help a rider gain a few spots but it’s not going to take a 15th place guy and make him a champion. You still have to have the skill.
Aldon: You know we have heard the accusations this year from a few people that Blake is doing something wrong. People don’t get to see the hard work that my guys put in and that’s too bad for the rider. If they saw how hard my guys worked, they would understand why Blake is able to do what he does. In cycling, where there is much less skill required than motocross, it is easy to see why PEDs would give such an increase in performance. But in motocross, there is so much more involved. There is the skill on the bike to be worked on, cardio fitness, strength, coordination, and the mental side. My guys work so hard on everything. So many things are involved. The accusations are pretty heavy and I have given them a lot of thought this year and spoken to all my riders. I think the only way around this whole issue is there needs to be a more aggressive testing program. This has to happen for sure. I don’t know how we are going to get there but somehow it needs to happen. I would like to think that motocross can learn from the problems that cycling is going through and prevent it from ever getting to that level. I don’t think you can prevent all cheating, but at least make people think twice about the consequences. Just look at what it has done to Lance. I would hate to be him right now. Whether you think he is guilty or not, he is losing everything. And that’s a lesson everyone in motocross needs to learn and think about before going down that wrong path.