Originally Posted by miket
. during the period in which he was actively racing, he was the most often tested athelete on the planet, and yet he never tested positive.
Basso never tested positive. Millar, (IIRC) did not test positive. Ullrich did not test positive for PED's. Andreu didn't test positive. The whole Operation Puerto situation shows that its quite possible to dope and not test positive.
So the I never tested positive bit makes a nice sound bite for TV, but that's about it.
Also there is the little problem of the positive B sample. While not legal evidence of guilt, due to the rules in place at the time. It's a little disingenuous to suggest Armstrong never tested positive, when there is significant evidence that a test for EPO done on Armstong's sample was in fact positive.