Seems to me that most of you are missing the most damning evidence of all. Personally I'd like to believe LA in spite of the L'Equipe allegations, but if there's anything that shakes my confidence it's not necessarily L'Equipe. In all forms of highly competitive racing, winning is accomplished by the slightest of margins. The TDF is no different in this regard from other top forms of racing. 2000+ miles of racing and the margin of victory is always measured by several minutes. Given this characteristic of professional racing, and given that we know for a fact that there is a significant number of racers in the pro peloton that are doping, and further given that doping provides a 20%+ performance gain, how is it possible for any rider to overcome a 20% deficit without also doping?? If you look at any form of professional racing, a 5% advantage would be enough to guarantee victory for anyone in the top 10. If you assume that LA is not doping, why would you say cycling is so different from other forms of racing that those who have a 20% advantage (the dopers) still can't win? If I could answer this question I'd be a lot more confident that Lance is clean.