Originally Posted by
cincipeddler
seem untouchable the last few years, very much like those east german gymnastics regimes from yester year.
So stage 9 looked like team-wide dominance to you? Seriously? Everyone except Froome blew up.
Is Quintana doping? He came out of nowhere (1st year pro) and was able to attack Froome several times.
Whatever it is, they are clearly doing something ''right'', its just a little odd that no other cycling team out there seems to be able to come close to training in the same way....
Cavendish has been insanely dominant for years. Do you plan to accuse him as well?
Plus, if Wiggins and Porte are doping, are they doing it wrong? Wiggins couldn't even make it to the TdF, and Porte lost 17 minutes in a single stage.
And again, it doesn't make sense that Sky and only Sky are capable of doping. Anything drugs they can get, so can any other rider on any other team.
it surely can't be one big secret regime can it, riders move teams, why doesn't rogers turn around and say ''hold on, this is how we trained at sky''?
Just because a rider knows Sky's training regime doesn't mean other teams adopt it, or can afford it, especially in a single year.
And if that "secret" regime is just getting riders together to build some cohesion and develop tactics, then yeah, that can be a huge advantage that other teams might not bother to replicate.
Nor does it make sense to say "he's
#1 , they must be doping." Because
someone is always going to be
#1 . And in an event like the Tour de France, it's the one guy who looks better than the riders who are at the absolute top of the field.