Nail on the head.
This forum seems to gravitate toward doping more than any other (bar the actual Doping forum

)
Typical thread, insert names as you like.
Poster 1....... Wow see *pro rider* go he's just awesome !!
Poster 2....... Yeah that's cos *pro rider* is doped up to the eyeballs.
Poster 3....... Oh yeah everyone knows *another pro rider* dopes/doped.
Poster 4....... They ALL dope. cows blood cows blood etc.
depressing after a bit.
I suppose that's the most corrosive thing about cheating, if anyone does anything exceptional then its discounted by the cynics as nothing more than a false result.
The fact remains people do achieve levels thought to be impossible.
e.g. 6 May 1954 R.Bannister 1st sub 4min mile run.
Personally I'll take the Liggett line 'now we've got a clean peloton' and just enjoy the racing.
Still hurts when your favoured rider gets beat and there is a big temptation to cast aspersions but unless its proved then I say the best man won.
Has this post turned into a tirade?
my bad.