Originally Posted by
one4smoke
Not insinuating cheating is/was right. Armstrong simply played the game they all played. Apparently, all things were equal and he came out on top. So logically, if no one had been doping, he still would have came out on top.
Were there clean athletes or teams that finished 50th or so, that would otherwise have placed first? One can't say in hindsight.
The interesting thing is it seems like the TDF speeds increase every year.
Well, actually, apparently less change in speed over the last decade or so. Nonetheless, if the current riders are riding "clean", then they likely could have kept up with Lance Armstrong on drugs.