Maybe most of the riders and teams are playing it cool while the drug issue is still up in the air with Floyd. It was just too easy to get EPO and things like that. So the chill, though totally unfair to Floyd, is doing some good. Hopefully, the athletes start playing clean.

I just can't imagine self-regulation when there is all that fame and money. When you are only off by tenth of a second to be first or second. It's awfully tempting to pop that pill or take a shot. That tenth of a second is the difference of tens of thousand dollars or more...The temptation is always there. The money is is so tempting... Wouldn't you want extra ten, twenty thirty thousand dollars. Just cheat a little.

You have to realize that for many, its their ultimate dream come true. So close but still so far away when you come in second. It's like the whole world just collapsing around you. Just cheat a little and you can experience your ultimate dream from your childhood.

For many of you, just placing on the podium is a rush. But I've known a few where while elated on the outside they were devasted inside for not being numero uno. Its "if I did this I could of been first", "I just needed to suffer a bit more", "I should of gotten rid of my water bottle" , "I should of shoved my bike at the finish line to get the extra hundredth of second.."

Anyway I think the slower times are indicative of clean race.

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