Okay, it’s been a while since we’ve commented on the world of professional cycling here at SLN, but it’s about time to chime in on recent developments. First a quick question: In Lance Armstrong’s last two Tours de France, name the only two riders who were able to stay with him on some of the most demanding stages? Don’t bother looking for statistics, here’s the answer: Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich. So what, you say? Then this little thing called Operación Puerto happened, which has become the biggest doping scandal in cycling since the Festina Affair at the 1998 edition of the TdF. So Jan’s been implicated in the debacle and has since retired from the sport. And Basso finally got that monkey off his back by admitting his guilt. So here’s what I say: Come on, Lance. Who are you kidding? Honestly?