Doping

"He can't win though, can he?"

Probably not.

"How Riis has managed to escape sanction when it's clear he facilitated widespread doping in his teams is beyond me."

That makes two of us.

"Rasmussen spent considerable time with the Danish anti-doping agency, detailing his doping regime, suppliers, facilitators and so on. I think anyone who does that should be commended, as it helps WADA et al in combating doping."

This is an ongoing investigation I believe... I'll be looking forward to hearing their conclusion.

"I'd separate your list of examples into two, those that have told all and those that have admitted as little as possible. Hamilton and Rasmussen are in the former, Armstrong and Riis in the latter."

I'm not convinced. While I agree that Armstrong and Riis only admitted as little as possible, Hamilton is now making a very comfortable living telling "the truth" and obviously Rasmussen is fighting to save his business.

In any event there are still way to many skeletons in the closet, and everyone involved in professional cycling in that era has something to tell. Frankly not enough people are coming forward, and until they do there's no hope in hell of even beginning to resolve the issue.