And that is the crux of it. For all the doping, for all the corruption, the lies, the racketeering, good came out of it, notwithstanding the problems with livestrong. Lance now needs to do the right thing, to salvage that good. Doing the right thing means telling the truth, even if it means doing time. Lance and his PR team underestimate how much people will understand.

[On the other hand, the UCI, Verbruggen, McQuaid et al, need to be nailed to the wall by their balls**.