On 3 Jul 2006 05:15:39 -0700, "Bjorn A. Payne Diaz"
wrote:
Now Indurain....he seems
to have come from being an ok rider, to winning a bunch of Tours and
being an animal. How is that possible?

Your comment really points out that it's not a good idea to have these
sort of off-topic discussion here -- faulty premises that slip by.
Before you ask "how is that possible" you should first confirm that
the preceding sentence is true. You can do that via Google (search for
palmare and indurain) or by asking in an appropriate group like
rec.bicycles.racing.

[about Indurain] kicked ass as a junior, as an amatuer,
as a US Pro, and then as a
European Pro

Ever yTour of France winner in recent decades has achieved superbe
results at lower levels of the sport before winning that race -- even
though their earlier results may not be known well in the US. Your
premise that Armstrong somehow demonstrated more ability that Indurain
and therefore is less likely to be doping because of that doesn't
work.

JFT

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