Originally Posted by bidat42

Here's my take: The record shows that Greg Lemond is now the only American to have won the Tour de France. He won it three times. He criticized and pointed fingers at cyclists he believed were ruining the sport he loves so dearly. Ruining it with PEDs and creating a coverup culture from the top down. He thought he could speak up about it because he had the credentials to do so - he earned the right. Unfortunately, speaking up made him the villain. How dare he crush this unbelievable dream of ours that some guy won seven TdFs and even beat cancer along the way. Lemond became an outcast because of it. Had his family and personal secrets aired because of it. Had his business and fortune take a hit because of it. But he did it because he loves the sport. If you had the credentials, the means, and loved the sport as much as Lemond does, would you have spoken up? Thing is, he had the guts to put all of that on the line. I admire him even more now because of this.

Lastly, sure ego's involved, but we've all got ego and we've all got plenty of standup, lifelong friends who've got even more ego. Doesn't make them bad guys - in fact, it makes them excel at what they do.