Originally Posted by
jdon
Those are all appropriate steps imo. Having seen two company founders lose proxy battles and the loss of control, this will be pretty hard on Lance. I am sure he will remain a strong supporter and an influence on the foundations direction regardless. It is a great foundation founded by a great individual and athlete. Shame about the controversy.
I would be inclined to agree, to maybe even support the notion that LA was indeed the best cyclist of his time with or without PEDs, but driven to use them in order to compete against their rampant use by lesser riders, BUT for his words and actions, documented by close associates time and time again in their sworn testimony, that make him out to be no less than a real jerk and an egregious bully, especially to women (Kathy Lemond, Betsy Andreau, Emma O'Reilly) who had the courage to stand up for the truth.
I can only conclude that a lot of his avoidance of sanctions had to do with the positive image he cultivated, associating himself with feel-good causes and organization. A strategy that still appears to be working, but is now showing signs of crumbling like a house of cards.
Luis