Rasmussen just been chucked off le tour

Buffalo Bill
Rasmussen lied and said he was in Mexico, when he was really in Italy. Why did he do this? To avoid the out of competition testing that would have probably showed him positive for EPO.

Yes, but the key word is 'probably'. I get the feeling that the UCI and Tour officials are on some sort of McCarthyist witch-hunt, where the presumption is of guilt. To my mind, that's far more damaging to the Tour than the occasional act of doping.