You can actually score one for Landis
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You can actually score one for Landis
A French lab technician testified Thursday that she knew she was working on Floyd Landis’ positive doping test, breaching confidentiality essential to the testing process.
Claire Frelat, an analytical chemist who worked on the Tour de France champion’s positive backup "B" sample last August, said she knew it was Landis’ urine because of media reports she had read of his positive "A" sample test.
Claire Frelat, an analytical chemist who worked on the Tour de France champion’s positive backup "B" sample last August, said she knew it was Landis’ urine because of media reports she had read of his positive "A" sample test.
That's the first clearcut, "no denying it" breach of protocol shown in the trial so far. There's no way around that. Still think he's going to be screwed here regardless of whether he's innocent or not, but he did score a point.
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I agree that this automatically provides the "if it don't fit, you must acquit” moment. However, this case is more in the line of of a “civil” case and evidence requirements for such as case are more lax. As such it may help, but will not be the slam-dunk they may be hoping for.
Clearly the labs in question have made UCI-ASO & WADA and USADA’s work all the more difficult.
Clearly the labs in question have made UCI-ASO & WADA and USADA’s work all the more difficult.
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To all who keep asking "why would floyd take testosterone before stage 17, it doesn't work that fast etc" He didn't, He likely reinfused his own blood that was taken out after the Dauphine Libre (a pre TdF tune up race).
It's still common practice to Take a ton of PED's and withdrawl some blood and freeze it before the big races..
If you don't remove the traces of the PED's before the blood goes back in, you will still have trace elements of doping in your system..
This is why guys get popped for EPO the day they win the big TT etc.. Like Roberto Heras. They say "why would I take it, knowing I would be tested" to appeal to the publics common sense, but that masks the true reason why they failed the test.
Dr. Fuentes was supposed to be able to remove the traces, and thats why guys were paying big $$$ for his services.
If you believe some Instant Messages taken from some confiscated hard drives....USPS/Discovery had their blood delivered along the race route by motorcycle couriers, not sure about Phonak
It's still common practice to Take a ton of PED's and withdrawl some blood and freeze it before the big races..
If you don't remove the traces of the PED's before the blood goes back in, you will still have trace elements of doping in your system..
This is why guys get popped for EPO the day they win the big TT etc.. Like Roberto Heras. They say "why would I take it, knowing I would be tested" to appeal to the publics common sense, but that masks the true reason why they failed the test.
Dr. Fuentes was supposed to be able to remove the traces, and thats why guys were paying big $$$ for his services.
If you believe some Instant Messages taken from some confiscated hard drives....USPS/Discovery had their blood delivered along the race route by motorcycle couriers, not sure about Phonak
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Originally Posted by Smoothie104
To all who keep asking "why would floyd take testosterone before stage 17, it doesn't work that fast etc" He didn't, He likely reinfused his own blood that was taken out after the Dauphine Libre (a pre TdF tune up race).
It's common practice to Take a ton of PED's and withdrawl some blood and freeze before the big races..
If you don't remove the traces of the PED's before the blood goes back in, you will still have trace elements of doping in your system..
This is why guys get popped for EPO the day they win the big TT etc.. Like Roberto Heras. They say "why would I take it, knowing I would be tested" to appeal to the publics common sense.
Discovery allegedly had their blood delivered along the race route by motorcycle couriers. Nice.
It's common practice to Take a ton of PED's and withdrawl some blood and freeze before the big races..
If you don't remove the traces of the PED's before the blood goes back in, you will still have trace elements of doping in your system..
This is why guys get popped for EPO the day they win the big TT etc.. Like Roberto Heras. They say "why would I take it, knowing I would be tested" to appeal to the publics common sense.
Discovery allegedly had their blood delivered along the race route by motorcycle couriers. Nice.
Great point. But why would Landis have done something like this after such a great day prior to his ride to retake the Yellow Jersey?
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Originally Posted by Smoothie104
To all who keep asking "why would floyd take testosterone before stage 17, it doesn't work that fast etc" He didn't, He likely reinfused his own blood that was taken out after the Dauphine Libre (a pre TdF tune up race).
It's still common practice to Take a ton of PED's and withdrawl some blood and freeze it before the big races..
If you don't remove the traces of the PED's before the blood goes back in, you will still have trace elements of doping in your system..
This is why guys get popped for EPO the day they win the big TT etc.. Like Roberto Heras. They say "why would I take it, knowing I would be tested" to appeal to the publics common sense, but that masks the true reason why the failed the test. Dr. Fuentes was supposed to be able to do this, and thats why guys were paying big $$$ for his services.
If you believe some Instant Messages taken from some confiscated hard drives....USPS/Discovery had their blood delivered along the race route by motorcycle couriers, not sure about Phonak
It's still common practice to Take a ton of PED's and withdrawl some blood and freeze it before the big races..
If you don't remove the traces of the PED's before the blood goes back in, you will still have trace elements of doping in your system..
This is why guys get popped for EPO the day they win the big TT etc.. Like Roberto Heras. They say "why would I take it, knowing I would be tested" to appeal to the publics common sense, but that masks the true reason why the failed the test. Dr. Fuentes was supposed to be able to do this, and thats why guys were paying big $$$ for his services.
If you believe some Instant Messages taken from some confiscated hard drives....USPS/Discovery had their blood delivered along the race route by motorcycle couriers, not sure about Phonak
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Originally Posted by VT Biker
Great point. But why would Landis have done something like this after such a great day prior to his ride to retake the Yellow Jersey?
Im assuming he re infused before stage 17, and maybe again before the final TT but that probably wasnt needed if he was topped off prior.. you never know though... But you can't go slamming it in there without doing the math, or you will trip the threshold for the offscore, or raise your hematocrit to fast, although this can be diluted quickly if your team is notified of blood checks that morning.
Seems that Phonak was a bit sloppy with the blood though, first Tyler and Perez, then Floyd..
Tyler had no trace elements of doping products in his blood, despite being a human pincusion if you read the charts and the invoices faxed to his wife. So I guess Fuentes was good at scrubbing it. Tyler instead just kept topping off too much or too often, and WADA started looking harder at him.
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Originally Posted by donrhummy
https://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/ne...7-1348744.html
That's the first clearcut, "no denying it" breach of protocol shown in the trial so far. There's no way around that. Still think he's going to be screwed here regardless of whether he's innocent or not, but he did score a point.
That's the first clearcut, "no denying it" breach of protocol shown in the trial so far. There's no way around that. Still think he's going to be screwed here regardless of whether he's innocent or not, but he did score a point.
The fact that the technician had no problem admitting to this, probably means she wasn't tampering with the sample, as some here would like to contend.
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Originally Posted by Smoothie104
To all who keep asking "why would floyd take testosterone before stage 17, it doesn't work that fast etc" He didn't, He likely reinfused his own blood that was taken out after the Dauphine Libre (a pre TdF tune up race).
It's still common practice to Take a ton of PED's and withdrawl some blood and freeze it before the big races..
If you don't remove the traces of the PED's before the blood goes back in, you will still have trace elements of doping in your system..
This is why guys get popped for EPO the day they win the big TT etc.. Like Roberto Heras. They say "why would I take it, knowing I would be tested" to appeal to the publics common sense, but that masks the true reason why they failed the test.
Dr. Fuentes was supposed to be able to remove the traces, and thats why guys were paying big $$$ for his services.
If you believe some Instant Messages taken from some confiscated hard drives....USPS/Discovery had their blood delivered along the race route by motorcycle couriers, not sure about Phonak
It's still common practice to Take a ton of PED's and withdrawl some blood and freeze it before the big races..
If you don't remove the traces of the PED's before the blood goes back in, you will still have trace elements of doping in your system..
This is why guys get popped for EPO the day they win the big TT etc.. Like Roberto Heras. They say "why would I take it, knowing I would be tested" to appeal to the publics common sense, but that masks the true reason why they failed the test.
Dr. Fuentes was supposed to be able to remove the traces, and thats why guys were paying big $$$ for his services.
If you believe some Instant Messages taken from some confiscated hard drives....USPS/Discovery had their blood delivered along the race route by motorcycle couriers, not sure about Phonak
Read Joe Papp's testimony on www.trustbut.blogspot.com. Its a fascinating look into how they take PED's to avoid detection.
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Smoothie,
4 of the previous 7 B samples were also found to have exogenous testosterone. Doesn't this imply that he was on a different program of doping besides infusing his own blood before stage 17?
4 of the previous 7 B samples were also found to have exogenous testosterone. Doesn't this imply that he was on a different program of doping besides infusing his own blood before stage 17?
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Also, Smoothie, there's a powerlifter who's posted on another thread who claims testosterone will break down whether it's frozen or not. I don't know if that's true or not, but the fellow (goldenear) sounds like he knows his pharmaceuticals.
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Based on the quote in the OP, I don't think it's a clear cut breach until we ask HOW she knew. Did she simply reach a conclusion on her own, from the testing results, or a label on the specimen?
Smoothie touches on something else entirely: Most dopers at the pro level seem to be caught by their own mistakes with logistics and material handling.
Smoothie touches on something else entirely: Most dopers at the pro level seem to be caught by their own mistakes with logistics and material handling.
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So there's news reports forever about them testing the B samples on whatever date. The lab tech shows up to work that day and there's a bunch of American lawyers looking over her shoulder all day. I don't see any way they would have expected her to not know it was Floyd's B sample she was testing.
The leaks to the press that made everything so out in the open is the most damaging aspect against the lab. Otherwise, the lab techs should have only known the samples by the code numbers. But after the press was involved, any confidentiality was gone.
The leaks to the press that made everything so out in the open is the most damaging aspect against the lab. Otherwise, the lab techs should have only known the samples by the code numbers. But after the press was involved, any confidentiality was gone.
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Originally Posted by KramerTC
Smoothie,
4 of the previous 7 B samples were also found to have exogenous testosterone. Doesn't this imply that he was on a different program of doping besides infusing his own blood before stage 17?
4 of the previous 7 B samples were also found to have exogenous testosterone. Doesn't this imply that he was on a different program of doping besides infusing his own blood before stage 17?
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[QUOTE=Smoothie104]Not sure what you mean, or what time line you are refferring to.
I was referring to his Stage 16 performance.
I was referring to his Stage 16 performance.
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I cannot believe they allow each lab to have a different standard for determining positive; that is mind boggling
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Originally Posted by donrhummy
Sort of. They were found to have ONE marker for exogenous test, which according to the UCLA lab (which does more doping tests than any other lab in the world and is the #1 for WADA) is not enough for a positive test. They require FOUR markers. Again, not saying he's not guilty but one marker is rife for mistakes and exceptions. According to the UCLA lab, they found that people can naturally have up to three of the exogenous markers. Only four markers was determined to be statistically certain. The problem is WADA doesn't have guidelines for how many markers make a positive test. So if he'd been tested by an Australia lab, three markers would have been required and other labs require two or four. Kind of stupid I think.
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Originally Posted by donrhummy
Sort of. They were found to have ONE marker for exogenous test, which according to the UCLA lab (which does more doping tests than any other lab in the world and is the #1 for WADA) is not enough for a positive test. They require FOUR markers. Again, not saying he's not guilty but one marker is rife for mistakes and exceptions. According to the UCLA lab, they found that people can naturally have up to three of the exogenous markers. Only four markers was determined to be statistically certain. The problem is WADA doesn't have guidelines for how many markers make a positive test. So if he'd been tested by an Australia lab, three markers would have been required and other labs require two or four. Kind of stupid I think.
Please note from all of this, people. Truth (and guilt) are often very poorly lit.
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Originally Posted by KramerTC
Thanks for the explanation. Why then, was the UCLA lab not ready to test the B samples if they could have exonerated Landis? I believe USADA was ok with the testing of the B samples being tested at UCLA.
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I've reading the news archives...
- The Arbitration panel IS the entity that made the decision to have the testing of B samples done at the French lab, not USADA. The reasoning was that since the French lab's procedures and accuracy were in question they might as well perform the B sample testing there under observation from representatives from each camp.
- The UCLA lab took itself out from consideration since the one machine they have to perform the exogenous testosterone test wasn't in working order.
- The UCLA lab has the same standards for determining the presence of exogenous testosterone as the French lab given that they are both certified WADA labs.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...r07/apr13news2
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...r07/apr12news2
- The Arbitration panel IS the entity that made the decision to have the testing of B samples done at the French lab, not USADA. The reasoning was that since the French lab's procedures and accuracy were in question they might as well perform the B sample testing there under observation from representatives from each camp.
- The UCLA lab took itself out from consideration since the one machine they have to perform the exogenous testosterone test wasn't in working order.
- The UCLA lab has the same standards for determining the presence of exogenous testosterone as the French lab given that they are both certified WADA labs.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...r07/apr13news2
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...r07/apr12news2
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Originally Posted by donrhummy
https://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/ne...7-1348744.html
That's the first clearcut, "no denying it" breach of protocol shown in the trial so far. There's no way around that. Still think he's going to be screwed here regardless of whether he's innocent or not, but he did score a point.
That's the first clearcut, "no denying it" breach of protocol shown in the trial so far. There's no way around that. Still think he's going to be screwed here regardless of whether he's innocent or not, but he did score a point.
Regardless of the outcome some people will be disappointed.
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Originally Posted by KramerTC
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- The UCLA lab has the same standards for determining the presence of exogenous testosterone as the French lab given that they are both certified WADA labs.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...r07/apr13news2
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- The UCLA lab has the same standards for determining the presence of exogenous testosterone as the French lab given that they are both certified WADA labs.
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...r07/apr13news2
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No, USADA rejected using UCLA to test them. Probably because WADA doesn't want to have a situation where 1 lab is verifying/critiquing the capabilities of another lab. That'd bring down their entire org.
There goes that theory....
Also, transportation of the samples could have caused possible complications. For example, the samples could be accidentally damaged, and therefore rendered useless, in transit. Also, Landis' PR / defense could claim, to the public at least, that moving the samples offered another opportunity for tampering.
Plus, as KramerTC pointed out, UCLA's machine was busted.
Anyway, I suspect Landis will need to score more than one point in order to invalidate the results. Unsurprisingly, many (although not necessarily all) of the claims of vast array of errors and protocol violations are withering under actual scientific scrutiny.
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Originally Posted by USAZorro
Procedure standards, and analysis standards are not necessarily the same thing.
Please provide some kind of proof or further explanation for this.
From one of the links I provided:
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...r07/apr13news2
" But former UCLA head Don Catlin, who recently stepped down, said that the laboratory could not provide what Landis was hoping for, anyway. "We couldn't do (the tests)," he said. "It was very clear and the reason we couldn't do them is that we had one instrument, and it was down." The particular test method needed is an instrument able to perform 'IRMS' testing to show evidence of exogenous testosterone.
Furthermore, Catlin said that the laboratory of Chatenay Malabry was bound to the same procedure standards than UCLA. "A WADA lab is a WADA lab," he continued. "I know they're card-carrying, full-fledged members of the (World Anti-Doping Agency) system. WADA holds everyone to standards. They do that with an iron club." "
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Originally Posted by KramerTC
Please provide some kind of proof or further explanation for this.
From one of the links I provided:
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...r07/apr13news2
" But former UCLA head Don Catlin, who recently stepped down, said that the laboratory could not provide what Landis was hoping for, anyway. "We couldn't do (the tests)," he said. "It was very clear and the reason we couldn't do them is that we had one instrument, and it was down." The particular test method needed is an instrument able to perform 'IRMS' testing to show evidence of exogenous testosterone.
Furthermore, Catlin said that the laboratory of Chatenay Malabry was bound to the same procedure standards than UCLA. "A WADA lab is a WADA lab," he continued. "I know they're card-carrying, full-fledged members of the (World Anti-Doping Agency) system. WADA holds everyone to standards. They do that with an iron club." "
From one of the links I provided:
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...r07/apr13news2
" But former UCLA head Don Catlin, who recently stepped down, said that the laboratory could not provide what Landis was hoping for, anyway. "We couldn't do (the tests)," he said. "It was very clear and the reason we couldn't do them is that we had one instrument, and it was down." The particular test method needed is an instrument able to perform 'IRMS' testing to show evidence of exogenous testosterone.
Furthermore, Catlin said that the laboratory of Chatenay Malabry was bound to the same procedure standards than UCLA. "A WADA lab is a WADA lab," he continued. "I know they're card-carrying, full-fledged members of the (World Anti-Doping Agency) system. WADA holds everyone to standards. They do that with an iron club." "
When I hear the term procedure standards, it implies the steps that are followed in order to produce results. When I said analysis standards, I should have said interpretive standards. For example, see the earlier post about there needing to be three or four markers for exogenous testosterone to be considered a positive result if the analysis was being conducted in Australia or the U.S., but only one seems to have been found in Floyd's sample by LNDD. Have I read incorrect information about this?
Curious that the witness (Goldberger) who said the tests were performed/analyzed incorrectly is a guy who was asked by WADA to apply to take over the UCLA lab.
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Originally Posted by USAZorro
I read your link.
When I hear the term procedure standards, it implies the steps that are followed in order to produce results. When I said analysis standards, I should have said interpretive standards. For example, see the earlier post about there needing to be three or four markers for exogenous testosterone to be considered a positive result if the analysis was being conducted in Australia or the U.S., but only one seems to have been found in Floyd's sample by LNDD. Have I read incorrect information about this?
Curious that the witness (Goldberger) who said the tests were performed/analyzed incorrectly is a guy who was asked by WADA to apply to take over the UCLA lab.
When I hear the term procedure standards, it implies the steps that are followed in order to produce results. When I said analysis standards, I should have said interpretive standards. For example, see the earlier post about there needing to be three or four markers for exogenous testosterone to be considered a positive result if the analysis was being conducted in Australia or the U.S., but only one seems to have been found in Floyd's sample by LNDD. Have I read incorrect information about this?
Curious that the witness (Goldberger) who said the tests were performed/analyzed incorrectly is a guy who was asked by WADA to apply to take over the UCLA lab.
I can't find anything to corroborate what it says. If that is the case then WADA's standards/procedures are very poor and loosely defined. I'm surprised this hasn't come up yet in the hearing. I guess Landis' team will bring this up very soon.