I may be wrong but I believe the French courts come down hard on drug cheats, so its not just a case of "well I can take a two year ban If I get caught" I think sporting fraud comes into it, so prison is a real posibility.

Perhaps if the rest of the cycling world took up this stance it may have detered some of the recent cheats who were prepared to risk the two year bans currently in place.

If the curent bans are not a deterent why dont the powers that be go for 3 or 4 years? If something needs fixing, do what it takes.