Cycling: Sorry seems to be the hardest word for Armstrong

Today Lance Armstrong apologized on Twitter after an (ex-)fan of him asked why he didn't apologize to him and to his other fans. So Lance did. He answered he is ashamed and embarrassed with what he did. Armstrong also added "Made plenty of mistakes along the way - all of which I am truly sorry." to his Twitter profile. But what does it change? And does he mean anything of the apology he gives us?

Lance has apologized to many of his old sponsors, his teammates, competitors and to the cycling sport in general. But I guess most people haven't accepted his apology, and why should they? Lance has lied to everybody for years and years and a simple sorry tweet won't change that. It's just a word, easy to typ, a lot harder to mean. Saying sorry seems to be one of the hardest  things for Lance, admitting he was wrong. Armstrong always believed that what he does and says is the right thing. And to then admit he was wrong, is hard for him.

I think on some topics Lance is right but people don't want to agree with him, just because it's Lance. He said in an interview with BBC "If everyone gets the death penalty, then I'll take the death penalty, If everyone gets a free pass, I'm happy to take a free pass. If everyone gets six months, then I'll take my six months."Just read that quote again, and try not to think about Lance Armstrong or about what he has done but just read the words. Doesn't it sound fair? That's what still bothers me about the whole Armstrong case, the only thing USADA wanted was to get Lance. If they would have wanted to clear the whole cycling sport and test all the older generations on doping, I wouldn't complain. But now everybody focused on one cyclist, and when he was down, there weren't any other investigations. What about Ullrich, Beloki and all the other cyclists? Why is there no investigation started on their past and why don't they have to give back their victories if they test positive? Why just Lance? That isn't fair either, but nobody seems to care what's fair for Lance... Most people think he gets what he deserves, and that's absolutely nothing..

Catya Leroux