CheckMyPecs said:
Can we stop pretending mechanical doping is any worse than "regular" doping? The end result is the same in both: the cheating rider fraudulently takes victory away from the rightful winner.
Okay, I'll make a deal with you. Take the next year off work. I'll pay. Spend the year with a coach, training as hard and smart as you can. Go to your anti-aging doc. (Visit Frank Schleck's gynecologist, too, for "training plans", just to be sure.) Better yet, consult with Doctor Ferrari. Dope as much as you want.
Me, I'll train as I feel like it, enjoy life, go to the beach, and follow the Chris Horner training diet (Burger King and burritos).
At the end of that year let's meet at the foot of Col du Galibier, north or south, you trained and taut like a spring and doped to a fare-thee-well, on your standard racing bike; and me, tan and happy like Pappy, on my motorbike. We'll race to the top and see who's the superior cyclist. Let me know if you're game.