[rockvillem]

Lance, unlike any other cyclist with the exception perhaps of LeMond rebuilt himself as a TOTAL cycling monster after health tragedy struck, and he deserves the credit and acclaim he has won.

This has always fueled some of my willing suspension of disbelief - Armstrong is almost like the 6 Million Dollar Man: "we can rebuild him . . . better, faster, stronger . . ." He was able to rebuild his wasted body in a way that was optimized for the TDF. Then throw in what has to be an insane pain threshold given what he went through and a thirst for life and achievement that also has to be insane given his cancer situation. At this point the guy is retired and never tested positive - if he used PEDs so be it, but why on earth are our tax dollars being used to investigate his conduct?

[CharlesWayneCT]

Especially given that the drugs he is alleged to have taken weren’t illegal. Of course, they got some baseball players criminally by having them testify about their use, and nailing them for perjury.

[Moonman62]

At this point the guy is retired and never tested positive - if he used PEDs so be it, but why on earth are our tax dollars being used to investigate his conduct?

Because Congress wants to show that everybody is a fraud except for them.