Armstrong was the chief enforcer of the omerta. He is personally responsible for preventing others from speaking out about doping. He ended the careers of two r

Armstrong was the chief enforcer of the omerta. He is personally responsible for preventing others from speaking out about doping. He ended the careers of two riders and successfully sued a British newspaper for libel. He dominated the most prestigious event in cycling through the most sophisticated doping operation in the history of the sport. Armstrong (and the flood of sponsorship money he brought with him) fundamentally changed the culture of professional cycling for the worse. Armstrong wasn't alone in doping, but he thoroughly deserved to be made an example of. He posed an existential threat to the sport of cycling and the mistakes that allowed his reign must never be repeated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippo_Simeoni#Feud_with_Lance_Armstrong https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filippo_Simeoni#Feud_with_Lanc... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe_Bassons#1999_Tour https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christophe_Bassons#1999_Tour https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2013/08/27/lance-armstrong-payback-for-sunday-times-libel-that-wasnt/#2aaddcf11925 https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2013/08/27/lance-arm...