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Wiganwill, I guess I was a bit trusting as a 20year old new to cycling and without access to the same kind of media attention these days. As I said before the UCI needed to hide matters after Voets Festina exploits. I firmly believe that the UCI actively hid Armstrong's doping to save cycling. Sponsors would have disappeared. The Tour may well have ended. As a consequence, you had to look much harder to find info on riders and drugs - most were still relatively naive too.
As for this Vuelta, it has only got lively in the few stages - but that is more to do with the British riders. Sky entering a 'B' Team, the Schlecks went across to some Pro Event in America, and the loss of interest from HTC has left it well and truly lower than the other two tours.
A Grand Tour? Not so sure anymore - there must surely be a more logical calendar for the Grand Tours.
Surprisingly though, I am looking forward to the Tour of Britain.