"That's about as good as the cycling authorities can do. The problem is getting the media to report these aspects of the situation - the media prefer scandal. Armstrong's publicity team seems to manage it better."
I agree, Phil, and I think it's because scandals deliver more audience to advertisers. That sad reality seems so self-evident to me that I'm always suprised when people expect media (not to mention greedy, self-aggrandizing overachievers a.k.a. big biz sports heroes) to behave differently. And yes, he does seem to have better publicity staff than the cycling and anti-doping authorities.