Hincapie was my favorite of the Postal Team era (and Discovery) I distinctly remember a cam on a lead car ahead of Hincapie hammering over some cobbles in Belgium. I can't remember what year, leading his team and Lance on to a victorious day. The look of determination on his face as he lead the charge was super inspiring to me. To me, he was always the hero of those teams. I loved watching those races, always knew Lance was kind of an ***, kept my mind open on the doping, and enjoyed the show. Kinda sad that that whole era of racing is so tainted now. Lance was more an ******* about it, but seems like near all the top competitors and teams were involved too.
Of course lies and cheating is wrong, and unfortunately a whole lot of athletes did that in many sports. Marion Jones, who seemed so wholesome and such a good role model, broke my heart when she was caught. Where I really break with Lance was how he treated others that challenged him. People have long memories, and apparently he was much more of a jerk than many caught in the apparently slimy business of bike racing back then. The cheating was a sad business altogether. Unfortunately, Lance distinguished himself by conduct beyond the cheating that others did.
Steve Thompson
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