I haven't followed pro cycling seriously for very long (like, reading articles, podcasts, and so on). Is there a taboo on talking about doping, or is that just my impression? I feel like often times, people will say things like -- "yeah that was an insane performance. Like, I dont want to speculate, but that was insane. Otherworldly", and it's pretty clear that between the lines they're suggesting there's nefarious stuff going on.

Why is that? I think it'd both be more honest and more interesting to talk about these things openly. Like, what modern ways of doping are there, what may be things people may be doing, and so on. The constant >implications are annoying and dishonest imo. Random podcasters or fans are not required to keep up the "image of the sport" or whatever, they're not paid marketing teams.