I don't have any strong feelings towards Lance - neither for nor against him. He's just a regular person with his own flaws. However, he's an incredibly competitive individual. There's some remarkable footage of him racing in a professional IronMan competition when he was only 15. He was up with Mike Pigg and Mark Allen, the best at the time and leading the race. During the middle of the race, both Pigg and Allen were criticizing him for various things, but he didn't take it lying down. Instead, he boldly told them both to F off. This behaviour isn't typical of a 15-year-old, nor are his impressive abilities. It's like trying to tame a great white shark - you already know the outcome. Insert this individual into a dirty and corrupt sport, and we can all see the result. Interesting side note both Pigg and Allen are friends with Armstrong to this day.