Jean Francois Bernard wrote:
Been watching the tour for a long time. Go look at the 86 and note the difference in wild swings. As a former US Postal apologist, I get a chuckle out of the Team Sky fans with their head in the sand. Many should have been scratching their heads over USPS going over the mountains with 4 to 5 guys besides Lance at the front but now the Sky train does it and people yammer about some crap called 'marginal gains'. Lemond called out the BS of it all a few days ago in L'Equipe.
The difference between buying up the best talent and using them as super domestiques is very different to a bunch of very average American riders suddenly becoming world beaters. If you are going to draw comparisons then please be a bit more sensible.