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Why did they ever hire him? He tested positive in 1989 didn't he? I mean De Jongh, Julich, Barry and Rogers never tested positive... so I see why an no dope policy would hire them but Yates? I never followed this guy his past that much but don't understand this story.

And to be fair, just like Theo de Rooij en Geert Leinders years ago, he is sacked by the team this autumn. Just like Adri van Houwelingen. So most of the connections in the team with the whole Rasmussen era has ended.

My view is that surely the total number of dopers in the peloton is lower then in 1997 or 2004. And the dope that is used is extremely expensive. What makes it easier for clean riders to win races.

I'll give you 2006 and 2007. But then Ferrari became an outcast, Puerta case, Astana kicked out of the tour, Rasmussen kicked out of the tour... So if 2008-2009 was one of the dirtiest periods, why could nobody's like Ricco, Kohl and Schumacher all of sudden make the jump to the topranks in...

Well i know everybody is very sceptic about the whole this is a new era story, but i can't totally agree. 1. The average speed dropped in the GT's although the total mileage dropped as well. But more important the speed uphill really dropped. Remember the reference of Lance Armstrong saying...

In the current list that number is attached to Popovych, I don't know why.

I can't find much information about this guy... In 1995 he come to cycling as a 22 year old with TVM he stayed there till the end of 1997. In 1998 and 1999 he drove for team Chicky World, a team i never heard of. In 2000 he made the step to US Postal and he started in their "A"team for Tour in...

So Pascal Demare, Cedric Vasseur, Kevin Livingston and Peter Meindert-Nielsen are the only riders at USPS who started in Lance 'A' team at the tour that were neither named as a rider nor as an withness.

Not testified and again not even a secret rider in the documents is oddly enough mister Kevin Livingston. But he must have been a key member in those first two years. What's up with that?

Well let's be honest, the pace of the peloton dropped since the departure of Armstrong. Sastre's victory on Alpe d'Huez in 2008 wasn't above human reach. And guys like Ricco, Schumacher, Kohl all made huge improvement in a short time, but al got caught. And besides that in 2006 the Puerto case...