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hrotha said:I don't think a motor is the best explanation for a sustained 80-km effort. I believe you guys underestimate the ol' doping.
OhwellLaFlorecita said:Cycling is so easy when you have a guaranteed 50 Watt advantage
Landis at least lost time on the Joux Plane.Dekker_Tifosi said:Landis was more believable
I don't believe the current peloton is any cleaner (in terms of performance boost) than in 2006. It's only got dirtier and dirtier at the very least since 2011.Bronstein said:hrotha said:I don't think a motor is the best explanation for a sustained 80-km effort. I believe you guys underestimate the ol' doping.
Except that Landis 06' didn't have to contend with the passport. No one has done anything like this in the passport era as far as I can recall. Motor + blood bag.
He was pretty low key in the last two that he won, not really taking the piss and leaning heavily on his team. This is back to 2013 levels.chuuurles said:3 GT's in a row of watching froome take the piss
DFA123 said:He was pretty low key in the last two that he won, not really taking the piss and leaning heavily on his team. This is back to 2013 levels.chuuurles said:3 GT's in a row of watching froome take the piss