Fergoose said:
Froome will likely do his usual Vuelta fade in the second half of the race but hold on to a top 5 spot. To be honest I find that a little puzzling from him as I am convinced he is a doper and Valverde this year is showing there are solutions out there to make you peak for 3 GTs regardless of how old you are. I can't really form an explanation for why Froome doesn't do everything possible to win the Vuelta and yet if Movistar are a step ahead in their preparation why can't they reproduce that at the TdF?
Well this is a problem of the general view of doping. If you believed what was discussed here, then it would seem that doping is about 99% responsible for a riders performance when in all likelihood it is more like 5-10% or even smaller. Things like form, mentality, freshness, natural recovery(non doping), training(non doping), personal issues, motivation, team strength, team aims, timing, luck etc, etc are all vital compnents of performance. The riders can be doped all they want but if the other components are not there, then they wont be performing to the top of their game either. Sadly, too often performance is only viewed through the lenses of doping. Thus it doesn't make sense a lot of the time.