Originally Posted by classic1
Hmmm. Van Hooydonck always maintained he was clean and couldn't do anymore because he refused to take EPO.
yep. i know, but perhaps we can agree that the EPO age robbed him of a few more classics, thus his talent was squandered by an era?
btw - just reread your first post, and the line about wilson -
"didn't get the results he was capable of. Maybe not enough killer instinct?" made me think of Sean Yates. He was a monster, but seemed happier riding for others than himself.