Why train in the rain, the cold, the heat, for countless hours if all he needed was some illegal drugs? This disgusts me, they've had it in for him for years, jealousy is a horrible affliction!
He'd have to be pretty stupid to dope, knowing all eyes were on him & the drug testing was much more aggressive toward him than anyone else! He's not stupid!
Because illegal drugs are “all he needs”, it’s all about seconds. The head of Balco while talking about sprinters said the drugs could turn a 10.0 runner into a 9.7 runner, but you still need to be a 10.0 runner before the drugs to get to 9.7 with. You stack up advantages, if his bike isn’t good enough all the drugs in the world won’t help, if his clothes make too much drag they undo the drugs, he trained because the drugs make the training more effective.
The fact of the matter is his sport is rife with drug use. There’s 3 TDF winners since 1991 with no positive test and no sanctions. And it’s just as bad all the way back, check the chart at the bottom of this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doping_at_the_Tour_de_France#Status_of_Tour_de_France_winners
It’s why in general in cycling you’re better off assuming the winner did dope, the clean guys are a distinct minority.