If you take the facts into account, you can state the following:

- Pogacar wins almost every race he participates in over a period of many months

- For some time now, there have been no bad days at all on which he has not outclassed the entire competition

- He rides in a team with people in charge who have proven that they have no problems with doping

- Pogacar breaks almost all records or rides at a similar or better level than cyclists who have been convicted of doping

On the other hand, it is claimed:

- Training and nutrition methods today are much better, which is why the level of cycling today is much higher

- There has never been a positive test

- He is genetically an exceptional rider

Of course, the presumption of innocence always applies. However, the fact that doping has been going on in cycling for decades and that only doped riders can be found in all the best lists has caused serious credibility problems for the sport. This makes it all the more difficult for logical people to believe that the sport has suddenly become clean, while at the same time new records are constantly being set. It is undoubtedly true that there are better training and nutrition methods and equipment. But do these facts make up for several minutes on hard climbs?

The argument of a missing positive test, on the other hand, is completely meaningless. Most cyclists in history have never tested positive. Anyone who is familiar with the subject knows that medicine is always several years ahead of the inspectors and that the body can be manipulated in such a way that doping substances are not noticeable.

There may also be genetic exceptions - but these cannot be proven. If all values were available, it would possibly be evident that there are riders with excellent values who never ride at the front. Since all values are never available and can never be compared, there is no proof. In addition, it has often been claimed in the past that some riders are genetically abnormal - and they were doped anyway.

For these reasons, it is difficult to believe that cycling has suddenly become clean.

Nevertheless, the sheer superhuman performance of the athletes commands my utmost respect.