Le Tour...

Wow, the top 5 riders from last year are out! Their names were all associated with a doping ring in Spain. So far nothing has been proven for certain but it sure seems like they were all doping. I think all the riders not allowed to start Le Tour were guilty because if they were innocent couldn't they prove otherwise with a simple test? I'm talking about a dna test. Ulrich and others could have said, "This is complete bullshit, I am not involved. Here is a dna sample, match it to the bags of blood with my name on it." I read somewhere that it is a relatively simple test and could be done quickly, but none of the accused did it? Another thing that needs to be remembered is this is the only one Doctor that got busted. What about the doctors for all of the other riders, what about all of Discovery's doctors? I for one have to believe that 95% of the riders are doping to some degree. Yes, even Lance.

On the bright side of all of these riders getting the boot is we should have a closer more exciting tour. If you look at results from last years tour there was only 1 minute and 18 seconds separating 6th through 10th. Compared to 11 minutes and 1 second between 1st and 5th. For that matter, there were 8 riders within 11 minutes of 5th place. After those 8 riders you start seeing riders that were working for others. I'm telling you, this could be one of the most exciting Tours in years, unless of course they bust a doping ring in say, Italy?