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Fogel conjured the idea of putting himself through a performance-enhancing drug regime to prove just how easy it is for an athlete to cheat the system

By September 9, 2017 No Comments

The myth of Icarus was on Bryan Fogel’s mind long before he picked up a camera to shoot his first-person account of how to get away with doping in professional sports.

After watching the long fall of Lance Armstrong, who cheated his way to seven Tour de France wins, Fogel — a filmmaker and avid cyclist — conjured the idea of putting himself through a performance-enhancing drug regime to prove just how easy it is for an athlete to cheat the system.