Originally Posted by
patentcad
But everybody Lance competed against was doping. Does that make all the pro cyclists of that era 'cheaters'? Is cheating even possible if the rules aren't enforceable and all the participants violate them? Pro athletes who are confronted with the decision to dope or retire? Don't you think your hero Greg Lemond should kiss his handlebars and thank God he wasn't confronted with that awful choice when he raced in his prime in the 1980's?
Im trying to figure out the correlation to Lemond? Greg couldve easily cheated, but chose not to, why? Maybe b/c he was that good of a rider, he didnt need to cheat to win. Guy almost died & couldve then,but didnt. Contador/Armstrong/Landis/Ullrich, ALL cheaters. Why? Probably because they qerent veRy good riders? If they were, what would be the need for them to cheat? Why? Many reasons.