Originally Posted by godspiral
It takes time for the analysis and results. There's also a protocol between each step that involves notifications and approvals for each stage of testing.
I'd guess, US sponsorship during the race would prefer to see Landis still in the competition too.
Not only that, again per this pro rider I was talking to, he added they all get doped to a certain "acceptable" limit where whoever gets the luckiest of the draw if tested, it won't show. It's almost like playing the lottery, who knows, you might get away with it.
Of course, stage winners get tested immediately, specially someone like Floyd winning the awesome way he did. Sometimes, riders make the mistake to eat something or drink something which might shoot up
those already "higher " levels making it go pass that "acceptable limit". Perhaps, the demise for Floyd was the drinks he had that night, which could've triggered his testosterone to the point where it was gonna be detectable if winning, which he did.
Something to really think about, I'd say.
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