2008 Beijing Olympics

right, i was a bit combative last night, and i apologise to anyone i offended. but i still reckon hoy's performances raise suspicion. maybe he really is that good, but watching other "clean" heroes like marion jones, tim montgomery and justin gatlin fall from grace has made me a cynic.

i also realise the impossibility of proving someone is not a cheat.

I think your comments reflect the reality of sport these days, namely that a win at all costs attitude often leads people down the path of using performance enhancing drugs. Those of us who follow professional cycling know that doping is institutionalised and we suspect that everyone is on it, even those who ride for teams with an independent monitoring program in place.

I doubt very much that the GB cycling team has a doping program in place but given their utter dominance I can understand why people are suspicious.

In Chris Hoy's defence, he has been very vocal in his criticism of those who dope and has said he is prepared to undertake any test you like to prove he is clean. That doesn't sound like someone with something to hide.