Merckx index said:...
Bonds was the most successful doper of all time.
This would have been a much better thread.
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Merckx index said:...
Bonds was the most successful doper of all time.
Armstrong was brought down by the testimony of his own teammates. He did not test positive at any time. No amount of testing would have done it.
Stripped of most results.
Probably the most hated figure in cycling today.
Indurain tested positive once. But is still a legend of cycling. Not even a single peep from his teammates.
Zweistein said:Witness tampering
Insurance Fraud
Perjury
Being sued by the federal government, insurance companies, and sponsors
Paid off the UCI to cover up positives
Tried to payoff USADA to get them to end their investigation
Got politicians to put USADA under attack for investigating him
Forced people out of their professions if they talked about doping
Told teammates that they would be kicked off the team if they didn't dope
Used a cancer awareness foundation for personal profit
Being investigated for criminal activity in Spain
Cheated other athletes out of careers in pro-cycling by doping
There really isn't anyone else in cycling to even compare him to. Doping is really the least of his offenses.