Doping

the thinking person's Oprah Winfrey

That's a terribly low bar to reach.

He already had the slot lined up with Marr.

Will Fotheringham is somewhat well prepared too, given he's been writing on the sport for 30 years and was the ghost writer for Wiggins' autobiography.

That may have come across as protesting too much? I guess if you're innocent - or think you're innocent - then you're not necessarily going to see the need to jump to your own defence, on account that your view would be that there was nothing that needed defending.

The guy has hayfever, as many people do - as I do, albeit in a far milder form than I used to - and it's true what Brad says about 'managing it' - it's just something you get used to having to deal with, like catching colds.

His account of it being quite a random thing also rings true. There are so many variables involved: the type of pollen present at any given time of the year, which his hard to predict; the time of day; the direction of the wind; how hot it is; altitude; location, etc.
I also find the effectiveness of over-the-counter remedies to be a very hit and miss affair: some days they seem to work, others not.

He also makes an interesting point about cyclists almost being compelled to take a cynical view of stuff like this so as not to court any controversy for themselves.