1 - Even Matxin tweets about Volta a Portugal, that doesn't mean d1ck. Talking about doping at Volta a Portugal or the Portuguese peloton is run of the mill stuff and it has been for years.
2 - Don't know from where your second question comes from, never implied that. I only used the Alarcón video to expose your ridiculous claim that it was all about copyright with a video that wouldn't be problematic copyright wise. Erasing their previous history of taking the piss at obvious doped performances allowed them a "credibility" they wouldn't have if they remained serious about calling a spade, a spade.
3 - Why are you trying to divert? I was talking about the YouTube videos.
Finally, it's all part of a mindset that allows the dollars to come flowing in which was actually my first point on this topic. Avoiding doping topics is for sure part of that mindset. They want those sweet dollars and the access and they'll compromise pretty much everything for it. It's fair enough, but we/I can called them on that. You're trying to tie me to some great conspiracy nonsense (as if the LR clowns are "in the know" about such details) because strawman is really the best you can hope for.
Ok, so let me get this straight:
Taking the piss at obvious doping at the Volta by making a video about Alarcon = potentially "credibility" damaging because it forces you to call a spade a spade -> therefore must be deleted.
Taking the piss at obvious doping at the Volta by including Jose Neves in a video = doesn't mean anything, talking about doping at the Volta is run of the mill stuff and has been for years -> therefore not an issue.
So what is it?
And no, my "ridiculous claim that it was all about copyright" was not "exposed" just because you claim that the Volta and RTP doesn't give a damn about copyrights. Like are you the chairman of RTP? Is there a fat declaration in the Volta's roadbook that they don't care about copyright?
I've now tried two times to explain to you how harsh the reality on copyrights on the internet is but I'll try one more time. Youtube gives you two "free shots" at copyright violations, a third one and you're out. Like forever. Channel deleted. Done. Got it? Would you really freaking risk getting one strike for an IRRELEVANT VIDEO OF ALARCON AT THE VOLTA? Like for real? Is that the hill to die on? To trust the great RTP and Volta that no one will ever ever dare to flag your video? Absolutely ludicrous.
As for the last point, again, I reacted on people claiming that deleting old videos is a sign of "joining Omerta" or whatever. You then started this debate by quoting me. I've said throughout that the LR guys have been avoiding doping topics in contemporary cycling (for various reasons) the whole time, there is nothing that is suddenly "compromised" that wasn't compromised before. That's the whole point. They've never had a critical anti-doping stance that is suddenly being betrayed because a couple of videos were deleted over 1,5 years ago.