The end of an era

The Armstrong era has well and truly come to an end. Team Discovery Channel is folding up camp. Tailwind Sports cites the current status of pro cycling as the reason that they are pulling out.

There are those that feel it is a case of "good riddance", due mainly to the tired argument that Lance doped, Bruyneel's leadership, yadda, yadda, yadda.
Despite your feelings about Lance or US Postal/Discovery Channel, losing one of the winningest cycling teams in the history of the sport...and it being the only US based ProTour team is not good for US cycling or cycling in general.
You certainly can't dismiss this based solely on the team's ethics, or lack of. There's not one team out there that doesn't/hasn't had its problems. What does it say in the bible?..."let ye who is without sin cast the first stone." Losing teams, any teams, is not good for the sport right now. I consider myself an optimist, but there's no denying that pro cycling is on the ropes right now.

Here's hoping that the worst is behind us.