Originally Posted by Vinokurtov
I am one of the ten best athletes in the world. The other eight or nine are 8-10% better through doping.
I beat the pants off them.
Seven times in a row.
I rode 21 weeks of the one of the toughest events devised by man and had one or two mediocre days.
The "proof" is soooo blatantly obvious.
I see smoke. Heat burns my eyes and flesh. I see red/orange flames rising high into the sky. Cinders burn holes into my clothes. Wood disappears into ashes before my eyes. But unless some scientist comes forward and verifies this is a fire, I'm reserving judgment. The sand, BTW, is warm and comforting around my head.
+1. Better posting through sarcasm
For me I believe that Lance doped. I believe that the majority of the top 30-40% dope. Until this started to affect the credibility of cycling and dominate the headlines I could have cared less. The racing was phenomenal, these guys were awe inspiring to watch. Now I just want them to clean up the mess and let us get back to racing.
I had a very interesting talk with a guy yesterday that has known Mike Anderson for over 20 years. He says Mike is one of the most honest and straight forward people he's ever known. He fully believes that Mike is telling the truth. FWIW Mike is now living in Fuji and owns a bike shop...
I hope Smoothie chimes in on this thread, he has some very interesting points on Lance and doping.