Originally Posted by Snicklefritz
But I agree, if there wasn't tampering involved, then it sseems to suggest they all dope. Do you think it is possible that maybe what happened before stage17 was that he got a blood transfusion of his own cells? and that maybe the blood hadn't been completely "scrubbed" of whatever he was taking at the time?
I am not sure of the exact ins and outs of doping, but I know that blood transfusions are very frequent in cycling. Who knows how he did it exactly. The point is, he messed up, and that's why he got caught.
What really irks me is that in the immediate aftermath of the announcement, it sounded like Phlyod was very close to admittng his guilt. he sounded shaky and weak, almost contrite...Then he lawyered up and started sounding like a martyr....
Anyone else notice that drastic change of tone?