I find it strange that the Armstrong apologists seem to think that those of us who have been vocal in condemning all riders who dope always seem to think we in someway 'target' Armstrong - there is no targetting other than he is the most vocal in his denials and is the biggest dope cheat of them all. And that is not to say we do not recognise that he is but part of the problem - but unless he and others come clean then we can never find out the true extent of the problem (including chaperones, who would be under the instruction of far more powerful and influential people, e.g. Armstrong's cronies to turn a blind eye)
So get the feck over yourselves and Armstrong. If you cannot see the full picture, which includes Armstrong and his ilk, then you cannot fully contribute to any debate. Denying Armstrong's part in it and wanting to point fingers elsewhere is not gonna add anything. Accept he was one of the biggest dopers and traffcikers, one of the most influential people in ensuring the Omerta was maintained and that he benefitted finanically within and outwith the sport due to his cheating...and then we can move on to "the others". Unlike Armstrong who is not interested in the sport, we are.
I have expereinced this kind of bullshit for years when I have brought up individual riders and their dodgy practices, and the apologists always use the same arguments - now we have something of more substance and they still hold the same line. I can only assume that they are very shallow, needy individuals who have very little self-worth or self-awareness and live their lives within a very narrow field of understanding, and certainly devoid of a sense of charcater and values.
I'm more than happy to get stuck into the UCI, team managers, team staff, etc...maybe Hamilton's book will give us more to go on - but I suspect the fanboys will merely claim he is embittered, unreliable, never that good anyway, etc. The same old pish that has been spouted for, what seems like, forever.
