rata de sentina said:
That's far to simplistic an analysis. LAs doping in 2009 isn't in the same league as pre-2005 because the controls were better and you couldn't use the full armament. I have no problem with the possibility that a naturally gifted younger athlete could match an old doped one. Without doping LA would have been struggling to get in the top 10,
the top 10 behind wiggo was doped AND naturally gifted:
5. Fränk Schleck (LUX) Team Saxo Bank +6' 04"
6 Andreas Klöden (GER) Astana +6' 42"
7 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas +7' 35"
8 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin +12' 04"
9 Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas +14' 16"
10 Christophe Le Mével (FRA) Française des Jeux
also, If wiggo is naturally gifted, what does that make of Froome? a freak of nature?