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Just another day of "homework" for Laurens ten Dam. 89 miles and 20,400 ft of climbing! That's just sick. Then again, no KOMs - lazy bastard :-)

The gist if this is so bold it is awesome. To rearrange the statements a little: I was his doctor. He didn't dope. If he did I would have known about it.

So what separates us mortals from the upper echelons of cycling? The ability to do rides like this.... Taylor Phinney uploaded his Sunday ride into Strava. Check out the numbers. Distance: 75 miles Elevation 2400 ft Time: 3 hours Avg Speed: 25 mph (yes, average speed!) Solo effort, no pacing, just a solid hit out in December.

What is this guy thinking? "I don't find it right," he told La Sexta. "I think there should be a fair trial. You cannot punish a person only by verbal accusations. I think Lance has not tested positive throughout his career, was never sanctioned and now we see it all in cycling. One is accused of doping and they take away your career,."

Talk about a long hard day in the saddle. For those who have a Strava account (and thanks to Pablo there are more and more of us!), check out this ride from Taylor Phinney. Amongst the many things that stand out to me is the distribution of his efforts. Check out the Power Distribution on the Analysis tab and you can see that he spent a combined almost 2 hours above 450 W!! Damn he averaged 300W for the entire 7 hour ride!

I am flabbergasted that French Cycling is even contemplating sending Longo to the Olympics. I mean, seriously ..... Yes, a great champion, her Palmares really is beyond compare, but surely French Cycling is better off to just leave her out of the scene moving forward?

Who is not warming to this guy yet? Only 100 available.

Or so it has been said.