Any question answered...

I guess it just feels like I'm constantly full of lactate. I know I don't cool down enough from hard rides, though I do stretch a lot. I did a TT study for some PhD research and the guy's blood tests told him that I hold onto lactate like a mofo (24 hours off the bike it's at a level he would have expected 1-2 hours after a hard effort).

Stop hanging around with sports "scientists". Lactic acid is old hat, daddio. Here's a review of some real science:

Skeletal Muscle Fatigue: Cellular Mechanisms

TL:DR "In summary, it appears that the intracellular accumulation of lactate per se is not a major factor in muscle fatigue."