seriously? lots of ppl care. what we're talking about is viewing the "facts" for lack of a better word in their proper context. have you read Rough Ride by Paul Kimmage? based on that book and other comments from pro riders I've read here and there, I don't think Lance was creating an unlevel playing field for himself. battling cancer, being scoured, literally, from the inside with all the heavy chemo, did wonders for his power to weight ratio not to mention mental resolve and ability to endure extreme suffering. I think that alone is what enabled him to win the TDF not once, but 7x.

consider this: what other sport, besides Olympic sports, uses WADA to test its atheletes? it's really amusing how it happens that the one sport that holds itself to higher standards is viewed as dirty, when other sports, like pro football, are seen as cleaner bc they are about even bigger business and pay more to cover it up. The NFL is terrified of being held to WADA standards, look it up. heck, look at college basketball players today vs 20 years ago. are they body builders or basketball players? and what are they tested for? the sad thing for me as an American is to see my tax dollars being spent on this on-going he said she said investigation. it's not black and white out there, just many shades of grey. even our heroes have to make compromises. I'm ready to put the past behind and focus on accurate testing methods to prevent dopers from gaining an advantage in any competitive cycling event, and promote cycling as the cleanest pro sport with the highest testing stds. otherwise where do you stop? how far back do you go? we're getting dangerously close to doing more harm to the sport than good.