taiwan said:So why is it even meaningful that his development from 2009 wasn't that exceptional?
Several posters on here have pointed to the transition from 4k pursuitor to GT contender and sudden "out of the blue" improvement as evidence of juicing.
Put simply, that evidence just isn't there.
Yes, SKY have a credibility issue to answer as far as the Doc goes but that is a different thing entirely.
There used to be sound discussion and analysis in the Clinic...and there still needs to be an interrogation of the sport but it is undermined by some Pavlovian, reactionary Hogwash from a small coterie of contributors.
I was new to this place last year and only really stop by when TDF or the Vuelta are on....too busy at other times. Speaking as an occasional visitor, the Clinic would be much more valuable and much less ridiculous if there was a broader constituency.