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No one else thinks Sagan should have been relegated? When he swung across the road, he nearly took out Chavanel.

My unique 1-point pick James Oram already has 19 points this year! And I thought I was crazy for picking him!

If only riders were issued lifetime bans, Purito would have a GT win to his name...

I think part of the argument here stems from the fact that, at least where I live, racers and others that ride on road bikes with all the appropriate gear are referred to as cyclists while everyone else who rides a bike would be called a bike rider. So, it would be the opposite of what...

I think it's worth a read. I enjoyed not so much because of what I learned about David Millar but more what I learned about doping in general.

Oh yeah, you're right that he did dope in May in preparation for the Tour, so that would include the Dauphine. So the fact that Landis would have waited until just a few weeks before the Tour to start doping might be a little odd. But, I still don't think it is out of the realm of possibility...

Okay, here's what I can bring to the table. I just finished reading Millar's book (I know this doesn't make me an expert or anything), and he said that he would always ride most of the year clean, and then in the weeks leading up to an objective (Tour, Veulta, TT Worlds), he would be on a doping...

So what you're saying is that if some Cat 5 were to become an oxygen vector doper, that they would magically become better than every clean cyclists out there? Just O2 vector doping helped Kohl immensely, that doesn't mean it was impossible to beat him clean.

I thought it was general consenus that George stopped doping once he joined High Road? Now, everyone seems to be calling him a liar. And convenient time to retire? Regardless of the USADA case, he would have likely retired this year, anyway. The guy's been a pro for 20 years!

No, I never said Sky's performance was possibly clean, either. I meant the same as you meant, they within the accepted physiological limit of a clean cyclist. According to Aldo Sassi, that limit is aproximately 6.2W/kg. I was under the impression that top GT riders have still been flirting with...

Okay. But all of the basic principals behind your idea are contradictory. First you say, Sky's performance at the Tour was incredible. So, they must be doped at exraordinary levels. But then, when explaining how they got away with it, you say they rode at levels that are considered possible to...

Okay. Though, that is kind of what you said. They were afraid of the suspicion brought about by going faster than Wiggins and Froome, so they instead chose to get dropped by them.

No, no, I understand that. That's not what I meant. I meant that what you guys are saying (I think) is that people are doping in less effective ways just so that they can avoid looking suspicious. Meanwhile, Team Sky is doped to the gills but backing it off a notch so that they fall just under...

I am not denying the suspicion of Team Sky's performance during the Tour. I just find it hard to believe that they were using power meters in order to restrain themselves while everybody else just let them go. I believe that the BioPassport program is what is restraining everyone's performancce...

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