holli said:I think Lance is taking PED's.
Even amateur racing in Europe is fast and the best amateurs are riding as motorbikes. When amateurs race with the pro's, amateurs have no chance even against 2nd and 3rd division pro's. Lance doesn't ride any smaller races where there are also amateurs riding, Lance rides only in bigger races where there's no weak riders, only better half of the pro peloton. So Lance races with the best of the peloton and still beats them in Tour. OK...Now people start to write replies saying "Lance have Tour as his only goal...". Do you think Basso didn't have only one goal for 2004 after his 2003 Tour?
I know many European amateurs take PED's and they still don't have any chance in pro peloton. There's no not gifted in international amateur peloton in Europe. Lance beats the best of the pro peloton and he's doing it just because he's so gifted and he trains so hard when everybody else are just drinking and eating. Knowing how riders train, there's not too many hangover mornings.
I change my opinion a bit...It's really hard to think Lance is clean IMO.
So again we have the opinion that if you're winning you must be doping. Is it possible that one rider would be faster than the rest even if doping weren't a factor? Without doping would all the riders cross every line simultaneously?
Someone has to win. It might as well be the smartest, fittest, strongest one.