There are a few reasons that I consider this year's tour to be ruined. First, as you mentioned, it leaves me wondering how many others are cheaters. How many of this year's results have been bogus? Were the Giro and Suisse won by cheaters?
Second, I've been wanting to see the best against the best. Guys like Basso and Ullrich cheating are akin to Bonds cheating. They didn't need to do it. They deserve to be gone if they cheated, but it leaves me feeling like whoever wins this year didn't have the competition that a winner deserved to have. [Note: I realize also that my idea of who the best are could have been shaped by cheaters all along but that's another discussion]
Third, we lost the chance to see a great rider like Vinokourov because his team can't field 6 riders. That's a real shame, because he is so fun to watch.
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