Blaireau

Her's da link:https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/sp...ts&oref=slogin

No surprise here . As I've stated elsewhere, and to paraphrase Jacques Anquetil (or any honest cyclist pro off the record) you can't do the TdF whitout doping. Period.
F. Landis is one dirty cyclist amongst others. What is sad here is how close he came to admitting it all right after the news, and how he clamed up after meeting with his lawyers and PR guys during the Press conference in Madrid. They likely told him, tow the line, "we will beat this." They lied.
The other sad part is that some in the US biking community see it as a point of honor to defend F. Lyod, guilty or not. It starts at the bike store (LBS) owner, and ends up with the laughably hypocritcal "cycling analyst" on espn, who goes on and on trying to obfuscate the obvious and said Landis was likely negative, lol!! (Someexpert...)
I guess he was protecting his bacon, since as a cycling "analyst" (a short sighted ont to be sure) he wants there to be a US hero to increase the interest. Smae reasoning for the LBS dudes...
Talk about killing the goose...

botto 

here's another piece of news for you: there's no WMD's in Iraq

Old news dude.

banerjek

Now, if they would only apply the testing done to cyclists as frequently and rigorously to other sports such as NFL, MLB, NHL. Then we could see if cycling really is a doped up sport compared to others. I suspect it is not. Rather, enforcement is just more effective. When's the last time all the players in the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, etc were all tested before, during, and after the big event? And if they did, I doubt they'd change the final outcome.

brianallan

Actually this is new news. It was posted today on velonews.

https://www.velonews.com/news/fea/10627.0.html

gurana

Heard about it this morning on NPR... read about it on the WaPo express...

at this point, I don't care. Wake me up when the results from b sample come out. I'll care then...

johnny99

Second hand quoting of an anonymous source. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt for now.

iluvfreebeer

Still rumour, speculation, leaks and innuendo.

However, I remain prepared to change my sig to: I (used to) Believe in Flandis (and I got burned)

DocRay

READ. That WAS the B sample.

Snicklefritz

what's to prevent the french testing lab or someone else from spiking Landis' sample with
something synthetic? would anyone be able to prove that?

iluvfreebeer

We must trust our French friends on this.

Snicklefritz

i didn't think they had even tested the B sample yet because of the french vacation thing - or that they would have to get it done by saturday

biolife

READ. The subtopic says this, "'B' sample results to be known by Saturday."

It was NOT the B sample.

dekalbSTEEL

From nytimes .com


Pat McQuaid, the president of the cycling body, which is known by its French acronym, U.C.I., said last night that the organization had contacted the French lab at 5 p.m. in Paris to see if Landis’s request had been received. When the lab said no, McQuaid said U.C.I. asked the lab to analyze Landis’s B sample, which he said was allowed under the organization’s rules. McQuaid wanted the test to be concluded before the lab closed for a two-week vacation this Friday. If the tests cannot be finished before then, the results may not come until late August or early September, he said.

And the Euro's wonder why their economies are so stagnant!

iluvfreebeer

Has anyone heard anything about the possible source of the alleged synthetic testosterone?
Team? Doctor? If true, those guys should hang as well.

spiderbike

NY times stated that this was reported from a source with knowledge....

Just guessing this SOURCE WITH KNOWLEDGE is french

Sorry I'm not buying it...

BillyD

Damn!

Thought we had really stuck it to those French.

That's a shame.