Criterium du Dauphiné, 8-15 June 2014 ***spoilers***

[screenman]

I hate to see a druggie allowed back into the sport, seems a lot of support for one on here in places.

 

[smutchin]

I hate to see a druggie allowed back into the sport, seems a lot of support for one on here in places.

What, Contador? I admit to feeling a kind of grudging admiration for him. He has panache and racing instinct. I don't know to what extent his diet enables that but I think he has the talent anyway, unlike certain riders who would have been nothing without artificial assistance.

 

[screenman]

I can never admire a cheat. Even more so when he is beating one of ours.

 

[smutchin]

Talansky won the race. I'm happy enough with that outcome.

 

[KneesUp]

I can never admire a cheat. Even more so when he is beating one of ours.

There must be very few people you admire. I think we've all cheated at something. I know I used to cheat at Monopoly when I was a kid. It doesn't mean I do now.

I find it interesting that you find it even harder to admire someone who once cheated if they beat 'one of ours' - why does it matter who they are beating if it's the cheating you object to?