Retired pro: No one can win without doping'

Retired pro: �No one can win without doping'

I'm always flying high in February & March, and then dramatically lose form. I've always thought how amazing it is for some these guys to maintain respectable form ALL season. I still think the doping culture is more ingrained in the Euro peloton, than w/the American riders, but how far behind are the Americans is the question.

Here's another short article:

Rogge recommends easing Tour, Giro; Italian federation wants review

Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, has suggested that the three-week Giro d'Italia and Tour de France are too difficult and should be shortened.

"A commission of experts should analyze it. I am not the only who thinks the stages are too demanding," Rogge told the Belgian paper Sportwereld. "World champion Tom Boonen shares my opinion."

Tour de France officials poo-pooed the idea. When asked by VeloNews last fall if the Tour is too difficult, ASO president Patrick Clerc said riders train specifically for the long distances.
In Italy, officials from the Italian cycling federation have called for efforts to reorganize cycling to avoid future doping scandals that are threatening to undercut the credibility of the sport.
Renato Di Rocco, in a letter to UCI president Pat McQuaid made public, said the current system of doping controls "doesn't work" and suggested a complete reworking of the system to save the sport.