[Rex Karrs]

It's clear to me that Lance was a doper and a cheat. Everyone in the peleton was a doper and a cheat, and anyone who rode clean would've been remorselessly spat out the back. It's hard to believe that the tour organizers and the sport's governing body weren't aware of what was going on and, at best, turned a blind eye to it. Lance was a symptom - maybe the most egregious, but the rot ran deep and wide, and there's no guarantee that the sport is clean even today.