Originally Posted by
Reid Rothchild
Parkin Correct. Absolutely. And it really has changed the way that the...even if you compare the way the riders look now, compared to the way we looked in the '80's and before...back then the legs were bigger, and the guys looked more muscular...
Yet, I think the physiological differences are far more stark between the LeMond era and what preceded than between LeMond and what came after. Look at GC riders like Anquetil, Coppi, Merckx. Their quads are svelte compared to LeMond, Hinault, Fignon and others of their period.
(plus Hinault's head is enormous!).
Were steroids being abused more in the eighties?