[Davros]

To add to the info Ronn - Simeoni is a relatively large name in the sport, and he has done well in the Tour and Giro over a number of years.

Let's remember that Simeoni himslef is NOT accused of distributing drugs as your first sentence indicates. He has testified in an investigation into Ferrari - a sports doctor with links to Lance. It is Ferrari that is being investigated for distributing drugs. You really didn't make that very clear in your first paragraph.

Certainly the accusations of threats in the race are directed against Lance. They will never be substantiated though unless the tour got a microphone close enough. It just comes down to one man's word against another. So I don't think we will ever know who is in the right and who is in the wrong on this one. It is out of character for Lance to do it, and it is hardly the sort of line that one just makes up. It is for the viewer to decide - we are all in the jury.