Benjo Masso makes a similar
Benjo Masso makes a similar point in “The Sweat of the Gods”, arguing that focussing on catching dopers harms the sport more than their cheating.
I disagree, personally. I think one of the big things about the rEPO era is the way that (according to Kimmage et al) it all but robs the clean rider of any chance of competing with the doper – I don’t think this was true of the days when amphetamines &c were the PED of choice.
I think the advent of more “professional” riders is also inevitable given the demands of the sport – I can’t see another rider emerging who followed Anquetil’s diet, for example…