Three bikes parked at the office.  I bet you can’t guess which one is mine.

I was surprised when a non-cyclist friend of mine asked me about the Floyd Landis controversy.  As I suspected,  this was big news not because of the fact that Landis was doping, but because he has accused Lance Armstrong of doing the same.

I personally don’t buy it, and I think a lot of people feel the same.  This certainly isn’t the first time someone has accused Armstrong of using performance enhancing drugs, and to be honest, I didn’t really think much of it when the allegations were made.  I think that with the UCI trying their damndest to catch Lance in the act with test after test, that if he had used drugs, he would not have been able to hide it this long.

That said,  many people have had to deal with believing their favorite rider didn’t use drugs, and later finding out that they did.  So how do you would affect Lance’s legacy if he did admit to doping?  Would you completely write-off his career, including his TDF wins?  Or would that be a minor mark on what has been a stellar career?  Keep in mind that Eddy Merckx has tested positive before and is still considered by most to be the greatest ever?

So how would you react if Lance admitted to doping?

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