hippy-
I disagree: Wiggins hasn't cheated, he followed the rules and used the medecine he was allowed to to treat his allergies. Yet now we have David Millar dying inside and other people saying his win must now have an asterisk next to it.
Yet he followed the rules.
I think the authorities need to close these loopholes to prevent these grey areas where we the audience are in limbo effectively. Now it's entirely in the court of public opinion whether he is a cheat or not, and that largely is in the cheat camp.
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Blame team management
Any moderately intelligent person (which clearly excludes Wiggins) should know that the same strict liability which applies to doping also applies to pushing the envelope. The athlete always has the option to push back against management pressure to do morally dubious things.
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Jimmy_Fingers
gbj_tester
David 'I died a little inside' Millar can fuck off though.
There's a loophole in the rules. They took advantage of it, all legally. Wiggo won, we all cheered, and now it is several years ago. I think the lesson is don't put athletes on pedestals and you too can avoid dying inside when they disappoint you.
Instead blame the authorities for allowing loopholes that teams and riders can exploit. That remains the most salient point in this entire affair.