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Kloden is guilty by association. Do you really believe that if he rode on the same team as Riis, Zabel, Ullrich, all of whom have either confessed or been pretty conclusively fingered as dopers that he wasn't as well? I don't.
I am afraid that we have reached the point that pro racing cyclists should be considered guilty until proven innocent.
That's why the teams that are making most progress in this struggle are the ones that are doing 'lateral' (not sure the trans from French is) tests, checking marker values such as blood iron levels etc in an effort to make sure they know what their riders are putting into their systems.
The UCI has recently adopted this system, which was pioneered in France.
What is needed as well is for guys like Riis, Zabel, who have confessed to doping, to be integrated into the fight against doping, so that the authorities can get the inside on how it works. And for the guys like Hamilton, Ulrich and the Onanite, who still deny doping, to be excluded from cycling until they confess.