After the prizes have been handed out (yellow jersey to Contador, green jersey to Boonen, red-peas jersey to Soler), we are left thinking about what to do with the next Tour.

Here are a few proposals:

(1) Allow doping because it’s always been part of the Tour.

The Telegraph UK says: Doping is a part of the spirit of Le Tour. Since it began in 1903, riders have used drugs to cope with the ordeal, resorting to alcohol, caffeine, cocaine, amphetamines, steroids, growth hormone, EPO and blood doping.

Of course we have to live with the possibility that a few cyclists will die as quite a few will push the outer edges of mortality in the quest for immortality.

(2) Include national teams in the event.

The Tour organizers are thinking of adding national teams to the event. This won’t be the first time. Previous Tours have included only national teams. I don’t know how national teams will banish doping if that’s the main problem. As we have seen from the Olympics, there’s doping even in amateur sports. As long as there’s glory to be had, there will be doping.

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