Something overlooked in the whole controversy is that Armstrong was an amazing natural athlete.  He would have been highly successful without doping. Saying his success was entirely due to doping is simply wrong. though it does not justify his conduct. It's also unfortunate that Armstrong's bad behavior has provided cover for empire-building by the anti-doping industry. They need to stop going back and retesting old samples for substances and techniques that were not banned at the time of competition. Track and field is now confronting this situation, and seems to be facing a situation where no record will ever be secure, and is subject to revision in the future. This is not really justifiable.