Clean cyclists 1990-2010

[Dave Davenport]

What about the man Sastre beat in 2008 - Cadel Evans, anyone?

Yep, I'd go for Cuddles being clean.

 

[Montelimar]

Charly Mottet, mainly 80's palmares but was 4th overall TDF 1991. Meticulous rider in every aspect, almost certainly 100% clean.

 

[ohnovino]

Graeme Obree

 

[thom]

Graeme Obree

Undoubtedly clean but as a consequence he only lasted 1 day in pro-cycling !

 

[smutchin]

Yeah, Bassons has more of a claim to a place on the list than Obree.

Mottet out for same reasons as Hampsten and Millar (and, for that matter, Lemond).

 

[rich p]

Sastre beat the (probably juiced) Schleck's up the Alpe. Also Kohl, Menchov and Kloden etc. He beat Evans up there by 2 minutes plus but none of this is actually enough to tar him.
If he was clean then he would certainly have won more GTs if his era had been un-doped.

 

[lukesdad]

Sastre really won that stage by default tho' didn't he , he really wasn't considered a contender and the others marked each other . One of the biggest errors of judgement I've witnessed in the tour.

 

[Pedrosanchezo]

Robert Millar ... but overlapping the earlier end of your date range, so I suspect not quite the era you have in mind

Raced till 94 did he not? Was he clean though?

FWIW i was under the impression that he was a believer in replenishing natural hormones during a grand Tour. He also failed a drugs test in 92.

 

[Noodley]

Millar hinted during this year's Tour that he had started writing down what 'went on' and that he was going to go back to it, but was not sure what to do with it once written. Or something like that.

 

[tigger]

Raced till 94 did he not? Was he clean though?

FWIW i was under the impression that he was a believer in replenishing natural hormones during a grand Tour. He also failed a drugs test in 92.

Much as he's a huge idol of mine ( my first proper bike was a Robert Millar Peugeot), he is dubious for me. The positive for testosterone and growth of breasts are alarm bells. Like Noddley said, he hinted at writing an expose which would be facinating and entertaining in equal measures no doubt

 

[Hill Wimp]

Millar hinted during this year's Tour that he had started writing down what 'went on' and that he was going to go back to it, but was not sure what to do with it once written. Or something like that.

Just read his book, its quite revealing and he admits he did EPO

 

[tigger]

Just read his book, its quite revealing and he admits he did EPO

That's David Millar FFS!

 

[smutchin]

I was trying to avoid the Millar issue by ruling him out of the discussion for being part of the wrong era. Ho hum.

But since we're discussing him anyway, he wouldn't have been on EPO in 1984. (edit: that last sentence applies to both David and Robert. )

 

[ohnovino]

Cancellara?

Aside from the secret motor stuff, I've never really heard anyone question his performances. He has ridden with some questionable teammates though.

 

[Noodley]

Anyone who has ridden for Riis is dodgy at the least.