Quote Originally Posted by equus123 View Post
I'm very skeptical about somebody who completely bonks one day (didn't he have dehydration problems?) to winning back several MINUTES over the yellow jersey the next day on a mountain stage. It's really hard for me to believe it was done naturally. Stuff like that really doesn't happen, and it's not that I don't believe in miracles, but a performance from a notable guy that comes completely out of nowhere - that's what I find hard to believe.
Since all the revelations of the past weeks I totally reserve any judgements on any riders, but after racing for a year I now find it much MORE believable that it could happen than I would have in the past. Not only have I experienced feeling really low one day and exceptional the next - wholly unassisted mind you, if you watch the race the others really blew it tactically. It wasn't as if Floyd went out and totally blew them away. When he went off the front they had all already written him off and figured he'd just blow again, so they let him go waaaaaay to long. When they finally decided to chase it was much too late. It was a combination of Floyd's determination to come back and the slacking of the others - if they had taken him seriously he probably would not have gained back so much time. This does not necessarily mean he is innocent, but I certainly think that it is possible to do what he did without doping.