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I think most of the public no longer buy the Armstrong mantra that 'extraordinary accusations require extraordinary proof'. Lance has taught them that athletes lie, and clean test don't guarantee clean athletes.
I think the public are more skeptical when they see suspicious performance characteristics than in the past, but tend to remain pretty trusting when an athlete isn't pinging too loudly on the doping-radar.
The rabid fan bases will always have their blind-spots.......
SeriousSam said:It's probably to deter future accusations by people with a big enough profile for it to be news.You sure? The reasoning that would have one conclude he's clean is the exact same that had, and still has, so many people thinking that Froome is clean. Didn't test positive, you see.and few will believe that a French minister being unable to prove he doped means that he's clean.
Now, I believe Brits will be highly suspicious that this Johnny Foreigner is really clean even when he wins in court, especially now that Murray has indicated he thinks some of the infinite stamina players might be on something, but the Spanish press and his fans?
I think most of the public no longer buy the Armstrong mantra that 'extraordinary accusations require extraordinary proof'. Lance has taught them that athletes lie, and clean test don't guarantee clean athletes.
I think the public are more skeptical when they see suspicious performance characteristics than in the past, but tend to remain pretty trusting when an athlete isn't pinging too loudly on the doping-radar.
The rabid fan bases will always have their blind-spots.......