I think some people here are just disappointed about him not being a competitive rider anymore, so they repeat the same jokes over and over again, as a coping mechanism.
Personally I don't care, during his 8 years on the top, he wrote himself into the history books as maybe one of the 5 greatest Grand Tour riders of all time and probably the greatest of the 21st century yet. There is also something fascinating about his career, the first handful of years as professional, he was just an average nobody and that's how his last handful of years will be too, it is just that string of 8 great years, that make him a legend.
Personally I don't care, during his 8 years on the top, he wrote himself into the history books as maybe one of the 5 greatest Grand Tour riders of all time and probably the greatest of the 21st century yet. There is also something fascinating about his career, the first handful of years as professional, he was just an average nobody and that's how his last handful of years will be too, it is just that string of 8 great years, that make him a legend.