I know that I have said on the page that a top athlete, at the top of his/her game, in the full glare of the sports media, will not under any circumstances admit their guilt about drug use even in the face of a positive test. Nor will their supporters. They will always deny, deny, deny and/or blame the system, the testing and the offcials.
I know that this sounds odd but it is refreshing for Meirhaeghe to step forward, admit his guilt and then promptly retire.
It’s dispointing that he did not do this without being forced out with a positive test, but at least he did admit that he was wrong and will now be out of the sport.