I’m intrigued to understand the moral character of hincapie’s fanbois who name drop and wear his name on their jerseys. With one word they’re saying, “I self-identify with a convicted doper who for decades pretended to be honorable and clean, profited immensely while knowing his team leader was destroying careers and lives, and now just wants to put it all behind him like he was an innocent bystander. I find these traits so admirable that I want my name associated with his.”
I get the whole “people are complex and george is more than just his bad deeds” schtick, but I don’t get the public celebration and promotion of the guy. If he wants to go be an accountant somewhere, I won’t lobby the state accounting board to deny his license because of his cycling misdeeds.
But I will continue to criticize his involvement in sport, and question the character of those who celebrate his presence here.
X100, this is why I no longer take part in the 3 State 3 Mountain Challenge