Unnecessary, Unseemly and Revolting

I don't think that I am going to waste any more time blogging about the Landis doping hearing. Thursday's events at the hearing with Greg LeMond's testimony will reverberate for a long time. Ultimately, LeMond's testimony neither addresses the issues of the science nor does it establish any "confession" on the part of Landis. Landis and his entourage have not acted in the way that you would expect an innocent person to act in this type of matter. I have no objection to his "Wiki defense" or his aggressive attacks on the lack of commitment to due process that WADA, USADA and LNDD have shown in this matter. However, hacking and witness intimidation are never appropriate defense strategies. At the end of the day, it is hard to believe that a guy is innocent where such egregious conduct can be directly attributed to him and his advisors.

Again, as a former prosecutor, I am a firm believer in due process, I am a firm believer in innocence until proven guilty, and I am a firm believer that you have no obligation to incriminate yourself. However, if you are ever accused of anything do not talk, to anyone, at any time. And most importantly, the more you try to cover up things, or appear to do so, the more guilty you look. Cover up always results in bad things.

So if you want to read what is going on go to Cyclingnews.com or VeloNews.com. You are not going to hear any more on this subject from me until I get this horrible taste out of my mouth.