Doping

This. I was a believer in Vaughters and the Garmin ethic, but Ryder's case strikes me as a continuation of omerta. I don't mind censured riders like Millar coming back into the peloton and (hopefully) riding clean but I don't like riders that management and even ADAs know has doped continuing to ride, earn a living and win races despite having cheated massively in the past and gotten away with it. A team with Garmin's stated aims should have admitted his doping long before and done some sort of penance for it, like a voluntary break from the sport.

Garmin's policy is very clear, if riders are asked to co-operate with WADA or other recognised anti-doping organisations, then they should do so fully. Hesjedal has, presumably, disclosed everything to the Canadian anti-doping agency, as per his Garmin contract, and they are unable to sanction him because the WADA code has a clear line on the statute of limitations.

What I don't get is why he has to go further to appease the twitterati and other internet forum people? He's made a decision to ride clean and should be applauded for that.

Save your opprobrium for the likes of Valverde, Scarponi, di Luca et al, who've doped for far longer, got busted and still maintained innocence.