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0.000000005% or 0.01%? My figure would be 1 per 10,000, suggesting that the 200 starters in TdF represent 2 million competitive cyclists.
The point of concentrating testing on Pro/Elite riders is not necessarily that doping is more prevalent there, but that it's both where it actually matters and where the up and coming riders want to end up. If we have a demonstrably clean top tier, up and coming riders will not only be more inclined to think they can reach that level without having to cheat, but they will also know that it will be harder and harder to get away with cheating as they move up the ranks.