Sure they're human, but ultimately they're ENTERTAINERS. Sponsors pay their bills, they don't eat unless fans buy their sponsors' products, and so ultimately they're accountable to their fans much more than to the officials of their sport.

It's exactly that kind of behavior that put me off Lance a long time ago. Behaving that way toward a fellow competitor is one thing, but a better illustration is the roundtable discussion after Race across the Sky, when he alone of all the panelists refused to applaud Roxanne Hall.

I can admire his physical achievements, but I will root against Lance in any race.