THISISIT said:
I assure you I have absolutely no way on knowing any of their "natural" abilities and really can't imagine you do either?
No. But by stating he is using PEDs and that there is no good reason to suspect that the rest of the field weren't, you are implying that there was a level playing field and it was merely Cobo's innate natural superiority that saw him decimate the field without even puffing hard. After doing the same yesterday and having ridden the Time Trial of his life earlier in the competition.
Multiple olympic gold medalists, GT podium placers and winners, all washed aside by the sheer inherent ability and steely determination that lies within our 2011 Vuelta champion*, Senor Juan Jose Cobo! "From Zero (points) to Hero", I can just picture it in theatres now.
So yes, you may draw that conclusion, but I'll decline, thanks all the same.
Just like neither of us have any way of knowing if any given rider is not doping and therefore "worthy" of receiving our cheers (assuming you're of the opinion that only clean riders are worth cheering).
Again, if you are happy to give as much support to Ricco, Landis, Cobo et al as to those who have had no concrete suspicions of doping laid at their door, then fair enough. Again, we must agree to disagree on the level of respect we should afford to riders who are proven to have cheated their competitors, the race and the public.
*provisional results only, subject to change
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