Hmm, I think moral relativism is a dangerous rabbit hole to go down.
Anyway, Merckx tested positive three times in his career: for amphetamine in the 1969 Giro (which he still contests), for a stimulant in 1973, from a cough medicine, and for a stimulant in 1977, not four or five.
I stand corrected. I just counted them myself and indeed there were three failed doping controls. Lots of web sites erroneously say 4 though, which is where I got my info from.
Hmm, I think moral relativism is a dangerous rabbit hole to go down.
Anyway, Merckx tested positive three times in his career: for amphetamine in the 1969 Giro (which he still contests), for a stimulant in 1973, from a cough medicine, and for a stimulant in 1977, not four or five.