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Genuine question - was the Merckx era that heavy on doping? I watched that documentary on Hinault and Le Monde the other day and thought the serious, game changing stuff came in the early 90s? I always assumed Merckx / Hinault and before were on caffeine / speed / brandy, but not the smarter...

That's the key point I think - a bit of context is needed. He smashed two seemingly out of form contenders, and only put a minute or so against the other credible GC opponent. Sky have a much stronger team - having two genuine GC contenders in their own right see you up the first half of the...