“Lance has been very correct all through his career,” Merckx told La Dernière Heure. “What more can he do? All of the controls that he has done – over 500 since 2000 – have come back negative. Either the controls don’t serve any purpose or Armstrong was legit. The whole case is based on witnesses, it’s deeply unjust.”
Armstrong’s decision not to contest the USADA charges means that he avoids a public hearing, although USADA CEO Travis Tygart has intimated that the evidence gathered will be made public in due course.
“At a certain point, exasperation sets in. Lance told USADA, ‘Do what you want now, I don’t care,’” said Merckx, whose son Axel is manager of the Bontrager-Livestrong under-23 team.
“I haven’t spoken to Lance recently but I know that he is disillusioned. It’s really a regrettable affair. It’s bad for cycling, and it’s bad for everybody.”
Ohooooooooo ! Mh, ok .. Eddy ist nicht mitgefahren, darf der still sein so weit, aber aussagekräftig trotzdem das alles. Und kennen wir sie nicht diese stolzen Tschinggen ..neustens wieder ganz klar, seit dem Nibali/Wiggins Vorfall, und genau so eine Missgeburt ist und war Simeoni schon immer, soll er doch auch Ullrich ans Bein pissen !!!!!!!!!!!!!
