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Just a couple of comments. During one of the World Cups back in the early 1980s a Scottish player got caught taking amphetamines. The issue of the teams knowing when the testers are going to turn up has been cited a number of times in the media. Finally I think someone mentioned tennis. I...

Cavenish relegation The judge who relegated Cavendish on stage 14 was Martin Bruin. Bruin has been a controversial judge in the past. In one Tour two riders had broken clear from a break, and sprinted it out for the victory. They were kn*ckered and gradually wandered towards each other in the...

On winning the Ronde Apparently Driessens said to Merckx at the finish `Now I understand, the only tactic is winning'.