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• whkman20-07-2026
  he could be worried about the perception that he's doping
• awp20-07-2026
  A rider should never be woken during a race such as the Tour, at home or in a training camp, sure or maybe even in a smaller race. But not the Tour. We all now why this happened.
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  Rafionain-Glas20-07-2026
  The intermediate sprints in the final week tend to be after some harder climbs which isn't great for Philipsen
• awp20-07-2026
  Tadej looked a bit tired, maybe from the 5am doping control? I think he was helping Del Toro take back the white jersey from Seixas and left it a bit too late to try and counter Remco when Del Toro couldn't take the stage. This one I give to Remco fairly, I was shocked though. I figure Remco takes tomorrows stage and loses two minutes on the first Alpe D'huez stage and probably around the same on the second Alpe D'huez stage. He could also lose time on the Orcieres merlette, but I don't think that finishing climb is hard enough with the exception of altitude.
• whkman20-07-2026
  just look at what's happening, it's all right in front of you. almost every breakaway is brought back. record speeds on every climb and now on every flat stage. certain top elite cyclists improving by over 10% in w/kg which at their level is incredible gains. and there is a narrative that is pushed by everyone to explain it all...nutrition. armstrong's era had narratives too. It would not surprise me if microdosing is widespread. if you believe him, the bbc guy showed that he could microdose and still pass the biological passport. the only way to catch microdosers is by increased testing frequency
• awp20-07-2026
  In this case maybe there should have been an official with a whistle and a flag, but you can't cover every corner, you only have so many guys who do this and the race is moving fast. Crashes happen in bike racing. I tend to agree with Tadej that waking Jonas up @ 2am and himself @5am for a doping control was a stupid idea and probably helped cause this crash due to a lack of sleep. Whoever made that call needs to be fired, we all know why it was done for the two top guys before an HC finish..
• whkman20-07-2026
  microdosing
• whkman20-07-2026
  how else could they catch an in-competition microdoser if the evidence reportedly lasts for 4-5 hours? and if they're clean, this could shut up all the doubters. I don't think it's stupid at all. any athlete that is doubted continuously like pogacar, should welcome it and not complain, that is, if he's clean
• whkman20-07-2026
  that was his teammate, not remco
• whkman20-07-2026
  that's their problem, if they want the $$ and they want to ride at record speeds, everything is fair game