He almost sounds reasonable. From letters to CyclingNews:
Manzano The letter from Mr. Taylor troubles me. His point
appears to be that in some manner Jesus Manzano must be
lying about the use of drugs in a sport renown for drug
dependence. Let's admit it, when someone like Jacques
Anquetil can essentially laugh about drug use without
response from the sport's controlling bodies it isn't likely
to change.
There is sufficient evidence from any number of revelations
be it the books from [censored] Voet or Paul Kimmage or the fact
that the strategies for avoiding testing positive described
by Manzano are completely logical. Would you suppose he made
this entire thing up?
No, drugs are a scourge upon the sport because those who
could win clean feel the need to use drugs to maintain a
status quo among less talented riders. And those, whose
honor forbids them to use drugs, are punished by lesser
performances in relation to those who use drugs without
compunction.
As for his Kelme vs. Cofidis comparison. Perhaps I didn't
get the full story but it was my understanding that Cofidis
was a problem with a rider whereas the concerns about Kelme
was that the TEAM was forcing drugs upon their riders not
directly but in a manner that gave them little choice in the
matter. "You must listen to the doctors."
Tom Kunich USA Friday, April 9, 2004