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 !
I don't know if this is a big factor, but, kids for the last 10 years have had access to really good training techniques for free via youtube. Every kid has the opportunity to use the same training techniques as the professionals.
By the time they get serious and have access to professional coaches, they've had maybe 5 years of good quality training.
As well as bikes have improved a lot. Clothes have improved a bit. But the biggest factor of all are the drugs. I mean I don't know. I'm just cynical.
I think it's a level playing field, though. I think it was a level playing field during the armstrong era.
Maybe armstrong had better drugs, better doctors, but it's not like the other riders were clean.
> [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVB7OX0Oa-Q
this is something I never expected to see on HN.
"No one expects the comedy show from 25 years ago"
especially this kind of non-nerd comedy tv show
still epic satire :)