My uninformed 2 cents: if it were a matter of Fuglsang and Nibali (also Bilbao) getting old then they should see worse watts than, say, last year (especially Nibali who got 2nd place at the Giro against a decent field). But according to them the values have remained more or less the same. So how come that those performances are now destroyed by Hindley, Kelderman, Hart, and others? Hindley may be a great talent, I didn't really pay any attention to his career, but the other 2 don't have a history of top GT performances - although you might argue Kelderman has finally found the legs he had at 22.
I am not necessarily saying they are all doping way harder. I am just saying that in the context of these comments (see also Bernal at TdF, though he was dropped badly afterwards) some of this year's performances look suspicious. Maybe they are all lying to feel better about themselves... but at least Bernal and Nibali have always been pretty honest when assessing their failures.
Then again I don't normally like to comment about this stuff, we all like to speculate but at the end of the day we know how pro-sports are like. You gotta enjoy the show without asking too many questions...
I am not necessarily saying they are all doping way harder. I am just saying that in the context of these comments (see also Bernal at TdF, though he was dropped badly afterwards) some of this year's performances look suspicious. Maybe they are all lying to feel better about themselves... but at least Bernal and Nibali have always been pretty honest when assessing their failures.
Then again I don't normally like to comment about this stuff, we all like to speculate but at the end of the day we know how pro-sports are like. You gotta enjoy the show without asking too many questions...