In reply to mark s:
> I really like lance. He just did what everyone else did in his day. If had been French or Italian he would still be regarded the best
No he didn't. I presented himself as 'different', as the saviour of cycling and tied himself inextricably with his cancer survivor program. A lot of people struggling with cancer really 'believed in him' to a degree that was almost cult like. To do all this whilst perpetrating a huge deliberate lie based on intimidation and fear is not like anyone else.
I was in Austin with the LA Cancer Foundation's 'Ride the Roses' event just before the revelations and to think of those people who were so inspired by his performance have it all crumble to dust, puts him in a league of his own. He didn't simply follow the crowd, he deliberately and cynically used every foul means to essential promote and enrich himself. Truly vile.
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