Originally Posted by roadwarrior
Not that I am doubting this, but if that was the case, would not USA Cycling then say, "but we would not be notified as Landis does not race under a US international license" and end their involvement?
No,
If they were smart, they wouldn't say that. Information about a positive A sample is not supposed to be public, and mentioning rider's names is not appropriate. What stinks is that there is even any public mention of a positive test, until the the whole process has worked its way through. In the emplyoment context, employers are never notified of a positive A sample until the employee has had the chance to have the B sample tested. Only after both samples are positive, and the MRO confirms the positive test does it become a positive test, and the employer is informed. I believe the process is supposed to be similar in sports drug tests.