I was really hoping this would be Jan Ullrich's year, but alas, yet another doping scandal has guaranteed the 2006 Tour de France will forever have an asterix next to it no matter who wins this race. I suppose it's quite possible that all these top cyclists have been doping (which would add more credance to the accusations against Lance Armstrong given he's handedly beaten all of them), but I'm beginning to wonder if there's just something inherently flawed about the testing methods being used these days. I'm still bewildered by the case of Tyler Hamilton, especially considering how vocal he's been about his innocence. It stands to reason that these highly sensitive tests for erythropoetin and autotransfusions could also have some degree of false negative results. But, oh well. Let's see if some of the Americans that have been hidden in Lance's shadow will emerge with this opportunity. I'm hoping George Hincapie or Floyd Landis will step-up to the plate.
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