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Because he's an easy target, given the height he's fallen from. He was always mentally fragile, but this seems to have worsened in recent years. He's rumoured to have dependency issues, which would explain the abject nature of his form in the last few years.
In my view, he'd benefit from some time out of the limelight, maybe even quitting the sport altogether, but he probably has an agent and a few others who are reliant on his income, so he'll never get that advice.
I've no idea if he was doped in the past or is clean now. Cyrille Guimard, who knows talent when he sees it, thought Andy was the greatest natural talent he'd ever worked with, which is saying something when you realise that he managed Van Impe, Hinault, Fignon and Lemond.