The cost of fighting an adored guru - a lesson from bicycling

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LeMond, then in his late 40s, was finally able to tell his wife what he had told no one else: As a child he had been sexually abused by a family friend.

That revelation — and the recovery that followed it — probably would have been known only by the family. But LeMond shared his secret with cyclists who were rumored to be doping, in an effort to convince them how liberating it was to tell the truth.

“He always felt afraid,” Kathy said. “Imagine what that’s like.”

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Greg (Lemond's) first win in Paris was something to behold. Brought great joy and laughter to me at the time, and utter surprise, as I just happened upon it in a tiny motel room in Europe turning on the TV.

One possible lesson from all of this is just how long lies can be maintained by powerful people through oppression. There's no guarantee the righteous prevail over brutishness. Look around and this probably is taking place over and over somewhere in your world, if not the greater political world we're responsible for. I completely understand Greg's professional posture viz Armstrong (not casting the first stone) but at some point we are forced to do just that so that more and more people aren't hurt or to protect the profession. Unfortunately, that's not often rewarded.