BANNED FOR LIFE: Lance Armstrong To Be Stripped Of Tour De France Titles Over Doping Charges

[sendero]

68. I have mixed feelings..

... about all this. First of all, I've heard from people who have dealt with Armstrong personally that his is a major league asshole. And there is no question he's got an outsized ego.

That said, this whole "doping" thing leaves me cold. In big money pro sports performance enhancing drugs are EVERYWHERE IMHO.

People who's careers depend on their performance are faced with a difficult choice when it comes to steroids, EPO etc. Sure, they are "illegal" but lots of their competitors are using them because the testing is easily defeated. So you can be a "good guy" who finishes last or you can cheat. It is not surprising to me that many decide to cheat.

While I have always assumed that Armstrong was using like most of the riders, it doesn't seem all that fair to come back years later and decide something like this.