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We know that Lance took EPO and steroids to recover from chemo. I've no idea how long for or how long it stays in the system, nor how big an amount was found. All we know is that at the moment official tests do not show Armstrong to be a doper, and yet people hate him for it.
Many legendary Tour de France winners were using drugs - Eddy mercx tested positive three times. Francesco Moser admitted doping, Jaques Anquetil even had a drug cocktail named after him. Simpson died in the saddle doped up to the eyeballs on speed. Do we reserve the same level of hatred for these people? No: we call them heroes.
Lance does act like a a tool too, but that doesn't excuse Lemond's behaviour - it's like he's on a personal vendetta against him.