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| It seems quite common for any cycling thread / conversation at EF cycling events to degenerate into this same debate  I quite enjoy it. As for the Lance debate, I don't have any reason to believe he doped (all the tests suggest he has been clean), but I don't have any reason to believe he didn't either (as eire always points out the blood transfusions are not detectable). I'd love to see him win a major race this year, that would go a long way to validating he was clean during the 7 wins. But I'm not sure any human could do that after taking years off. | |
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You make a good point, this year will be interesting. If Lance can maintain consistent performance throughout the season and then do well in either the Tour or the Giro it will help his credibility. However, if he suffers at any point it could be seen to support the blood doping theory.
I think he is in a lose lose situation. It will be very difficult for him to win the Tour or Giro in which case people will presume he didn't win because he didn't dope! Of course if he has an off month at some point and then suddenly destroys everyone in either of the Grand Tours...
