moonlite
Kona Fan
This. Yes, most were doping at the time, but Armstrong distinguished himself by his bully-boy tactics both in the peleton and more broadly. It was part of his comprehensive doping and drug-test-manipulation programme to intimidate teammates and functionaries. Interesting parallels with how organised crime conducts business. He was just the kind of juvenile aggressive twat I came to recognise playing rugby at school and uni. Just like certain other bully-boy cheating types, he made liberal use of lawsuits or threats thereof to shut down anyone who dared to challenge him. (That and, you know, bribing testing authorities.) And his 'apologies' are of course masterpieces of the 'sorry not sorry' genre.
(I'm sorry -- I've had a little drink)
