Best summary ever for the TdF: [1]
Kidding aside, this is one of those fields where I don't know how to use Occam's Razor.
Given the fact: "in a sport that is mostly about physical capacity, some racers now routinely achieve better performances than racers that where dopped, but excaped controls, 20 years ago".
What is the explanation that requires the less priors:
* some teams have perfected training regimen, equipment quality, etc... in order to make the same performance today, but without doping (something that never happened)
* some teams have found another way to escape controls (something that happened in the past)
So of course, "Past does not predict the future", it's unfair to accuse without proofs, etc... And maybe the performances have improved dramatically in other sports (surely the number of goals scored in football is increasing exponentially, etc... ?)
I have to give Pogacar credit for one thing: he knew that things were getting really suspicious, and he had the sportmanship to let other people win a couple of stages.
I really wonder how long it will take for the case to be settled !
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVB7OX0Oa-Q
Kidding aside, this is one of those fields where I don't know how to use Occam's Razor.
Given the fact: "in a sport that is mostly about physical capacity, some racers now routinely achieve better performances than racers that where dopped, but excaped controls, 20 years ago".
What is the explanation that requires the less priors:
* some teams have perfected training regimen, equipment quality, etc... in order to make the same performance today, but without doping (something that never happened)
* some teams have found another way to escape controls (something that happened in the past)
So of course, "Past does not predict the future", it's unfair to accuse without proofs, etc... And maybe the performances have improved dramatically in other sports (surely the number of goals scored in football is increasing exponentially, etc... ?)
I have to give Pogacar credit for one thing: he knew that things were getting really suspicious, and he had the sportmanship to let other people win a couple of stages.
I really wonder how long it will take for the case to be settled !
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVB7OX0Oa-Q