Originally Posted by
whitemax
So why would one not press for the B sample to be tested even if the rider knows he doped? There's always a hope and a prayer for the possibility that it won't come up positive for one reason or another.
Because there's a much higher possibility that it'll show the same result and you will have wasted a lot of people's time, energy, and money. Most riders do test the B sample and I remember the last time I looked I found two times that an A was overturned by a B - apparently legitimate overturns as opposed to technicalities or irregular testing procedures.