Where do I begin? No I don't know him well, I have met him briefly, exchanged a few words, so obviously I can't speak to his personality. True the sport was and perhaps still is ravaged by PED use and for whatever reason he bought into the notion that he needed to dope. As far as good people dope, I would say there are people who do good things who also dope, but I'm not sure I buy into the notion that "good" people dope. Most "good" people are morally opposed to cheating like that. That’s like saying "good" people regularly commit crimes; it is after all a crime. If you routinely do wrong, I think you would be hard pressed to convince most people you’re "good."
I don't want to smear the man, I want him to take responsibility for all the collateral damage he is causing, And here's a thought, he should try to fix the problem he helped create and maybe, pay back a few people and even consider turning money over to charity.
And I don't need to go into the "blackmail" thing again, read an earlier post. I didn't say I have knowledge of him blackmailing anyone. And yes, he lied for 4years but now he is "telling the truth," are you sure, how can you be so sure? Is it because his views coincide with yours?
I don't have a dog in the fight, but I suspect you do. I don't care who goes down, just so the right one does. And you can give your money to whoever you want. That isn't the point. The point is how much do you trust him? Me, not so much, but I am waiting to be convinced! I would have liked the story much more if Floyd, a talented cyclist confronted with doping, chose not to, and to be "good" and rode clean and triumphed over insurmountable odds and won the Tour, yada, yada, yada. Or, less exciting, but more relevant when confronted with doping refused, got the goods on everyone, and turned them in. Unfortunately, the combination of the two stories doesn’t work for me and apparently a lot of other people. Again, I am still waiting to be convinced that he’s the man who won’t cop out, when there’s danger all about!