Originally Posted by stevesurf

...and Jacques Anquetil was mine in the 80's; thank you for remembering him. He would have won more races, in addition to the five Tours he won if he had a better diet and drank less. I believe he was the first some of the newer Campy gruppos that still adorn many of our steel bikes.

I have to believe this year's tour was full of amazing talent that did not dope, considering the difficulty. That said, I'm sure the riders know their own hemocrit levels and can begin a mild "therapy" early on so as not to raise a flag.

I honestly don't care; I just love the sport.