Lance Armstrong returning to the Tour next year

dude i'm an athlete and have a phd in exercise physiology.

you simply don't ride other top riders (who were dopers and have been caught) into the ground. marion jones was tested upteen million times and never failed a drugs test. it means nothing.

I just sincerely hope he didn't cheat. Ricco broke my heart this year and I'd like to maintain at least SOME faith.

I would say though that (as you will obv know) Lance has some physiological advantages (lung cap etc) that other top riders didn't, despite their class. He also had a team whose sole job was to get him the yellow jersey.