Kimmage: In Kelly's world, the real dirty stuff started and ended with Armstrong
https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/cycling/paul-kimmage-in-sean-kellys-world-the-real-dirty-stuff-started-and-ended-with-lance-armstrong-31420880.html Paul Kimmage , August 2 2015 5:00 PM My syringe is prepared. As it's my first time it is decided that 7cc will be enough. Ten to fifteen is the average dose, but the real hard men often use double or treble this. Amphetamines work strongly for about two to three hours , after which the effects diminish. The criterium will last just two hours, which means we can take them in the privacy of the hotel room before going out to the start. I roll back the sleeve on my jersey. No turning back now. The needle is slipped under the skin of my left shoulder. I'm charged. Here's how it starts: it's Friday evening and I'm driving home thinking about the day. The interview has gone well; I have four hours of tape that will take a week to turn around but I think it will be worth it. It's raining he...