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Valverde cheated. He got caught. He was less than repentant.
He is one of the few remaining in the peloton of 'that' generation. It is hard to argue that the majority of professionals were clean in his early career. In earlier generations, doping was less systematic or scientific, yet arguably as omnipresent. From the early days of strychnine, via amphetamines and pot Belge, illegal advantage has always been sought. Many of these villains were just normal guys desperate for another contract.
Should we condemn them? Yes.
We can only hope that the nuclear arms race on doping will finally won by the testers (no, not of the MDCC variety), for the long-term health of all who take part.
I suspect this is true of most major and minor sports.