JoeO wrote:
He didn't "come forward and tell the truth". He was
caught. Only after taking all that money while lying.
I will never understand the propensity of people to make heroes out of the guys who merely finally admit breaking the rules when they've already been caught. Like it's some sort of virtue.
1) Who is making a hero out of him?
2) Plenty get caught, and still lie. Not a lot admit, whether it be straight away or 4 years later.
I welcome any cyclist coming out & admitting what they they did. To me, it's a great step for the athlete & hopefully for the sport. A far cry from making them heroes.
Knowing a little about cycling culture, admitting all wouldn't be an easy thing to do - which is why you see very famous cyclists still denying they took drugs. Which is better for the sport?
It takes a fair bit of courage to spit in the soup. Ask Cristophe Bassons what it did for his cycling career.