[glorgau]

Ah well, so what?

Anybody who thinks the winners in pro bike racing don’t dope are themselves a dope.

[grey_whiskers]

In bicycling, it's not that the winners don't dope, it's that the losers do too.

In Lance's case, even if he "admits" I am still not sure whether it is a true confession or an extortion so he can resume pro status.

The reason I'm not sure Lance doped is simply this.

He came back from Stage IV cancer using chemo.

Compared to that, even the Alpe d'Huez can be considered merely "mildly uncomfortable". That is, the pain he endured outside of cycling may have given him a psychological advantage to push harder than the other cyclists, as he had already experienced far worse than the Tour dished out -- he had a "deeper reserve".

Your mileage may vary.

[grey_whiskers]

In bicycling, it's not that the winners don't dope, it's that the losers do too.

In Lance's case, even if he "admits" I am still not sure whether it is a true confession or an extortion so he can resume pro status.

The reason I'm not sure Lance doped is simply this.

He came back from Stage IV cancer using chemo.

Compared to that, even the Alpe d'Huez can be considered merely "mildly uncomfortable". That is, the pain he endured outside of cycling may have given him a psychological advantage to push harder than the other cyclists, as he had already experienced far worse than the Tour dished out -- he had a "deeper reserve".

Your mileage may vary.