As much as his reputation seems to become more sordid as time goes on, I can't bring myself to hate him. His winning celebration the day after Casartelli died, being spat on by thousands of Frenchmen in that time trial, getting back on after tangling with a spectator's bag, giving Ulrich that look before he attacked, spectacularly avoiding Beloki's crash, waiting for Ulrich to get back on after he went over the crash barrier, reading his account of recovering from cancer... sorry, no, can't hate him.
Professional cycling is a big global business now. I have no doubt whatsoever that anybody who gets to the top of big business is a lying, cheating, backstabbing scumbag who'd sell his grandmother for an extra dollar, I'd be naive if I thought that bike racing was any different.