Problem was Armstrong was a complete jerk about his innocence. Armstrong was as vicious as a cornered honey badger, maybe even more so and would ruin anyone who sought to exceed him or tell the truth about his doping. Armstrong slandered people, bagged phones etc. Early on he labeled one of the teams massage therapist a prostitute when she exposed his doping. Armstrong reported other cyclists for doping when they challenged him as a cyclist, he fired people who were equal or better at cycling than he was but were loyal team member, etc. Then when caught he acted like he was some choirboy. That is why redemption has been so hard for him to find.
Oh, I have no lost love for Armstrong, I’m just saying its not the same as Pete Rose / gambling on your own games.