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Plectrum, I appreciate you honesty. I also think they all dope (or at least 99%) so it's hard to base who you like on who you think is clean (unless you're Wiggins and have god-like insight). I disagree on a couple points though:
1. I don't think the Lequipe article was crap. I didn't read the article (don't read french), but read secondhand reports. More importantly I read the Vrijman report and the WADA response in their entirety. I think the WADA rebuttal was spot on and the Vrijman report was one of the best spin jobs I've seeen.
2. I don't think Armstrong was 'incredible'. He dominated ONE race for 7 years. A race custom made for major dopage. Yes he beat his competition (fellow dopers) but in that race dope can have a major effect. One could argue (i think very reasonably) that dope was part of the 'engineering' behind the riders during his reign. And if he won by doping 'better' than the others, well...more credit to him. It's not like his competition wasn't doping, and if they weren't able to dope as well....well that was part of the game and tough luck. Put it this way - I don't feel bad for Ullrich because Armstrong beat him when Ullrich was doping. Ullrich should've doped better or maybe shoved himself away from the table a little earlier. I think the worst legacy Armstrong left for cycling was not participating in the classics or other GT's. This has seriously hurt the sport. What happened to the hard men of the sport like Kelly (my all time favorite)?!
3. Right now, having to dope is a risk of the job. I just hope it isn't always this way. There will always be dopers, but if someone can at least make them the small minority than future generations have a chance.
Now that is a reasonable response, thank you. I would try to be that nice to him/her, but it goes against that whole angry gestalt thing I have going on.

Hey...none of that girlie kissy kissy talk in here please. TFF is the GT forum weapon of mass destruction... :D We need him to blow off occasionally to keep him in top condition for July, when we get infested by the people that think that pro cycling only has one race, and that LA has cured cancer.
Yea, I sharpen the 'ole knife from time to time just to be ready when a genius like No_Positives or Saluki roll around. Man I miss those guys...I really do actually. Just like with golf, you have to practice the tee-off consistently to be able hit straight and true. I am throwing out the metaphors like an old man on Viagra throws out his back.

Yea, I sharpen the 'ole knife from time to time just to be ready when a genius like No_Positives or Saluki roll around. Man I miss those guys...I really do actually. Just like with golf, you have to practice the tee-off consistently to be able hit straight and true. I am throwing out the metaphors like an old man on Viagra throws out his back.I don't think Saluki will be coming back, but there is a very high chance that someone like tambourlain will come. So, don't despair yet TFF. ;)

Who REALLY cares? Go out and ride...or drink beer, smoke and watch the spring classics with your friends.