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My posts had nothing to do with Lance or whether I think Yates is clean or not. I'm merely pointing out that there has been some misinformation being passed around and this might clear it up.

Also, here's a funny article about someone who may or may not be Dave Brailsford of Team Sky.... http://twitpic.com/b4mwrm

It has also been said that Yates's A sample was positive but his B sample was negative. Newspaper reports at the time of Yates's positive also suggest that both samples tested positive. "There in two tests, the samples were found positive for the banned substance nortestosterone"...

There seems to be some confusion about Sean Yates and testing positive. From what I can gather from various sources, Sean Yates has only ever tested positive once at the Tour of Belgium in 1989. There are two reasons why some seem to think he tested positive twice. 1. The Tour of Belgium...

To be fair, I think that was Ken Early the co-host who muttered that under his breath. The fact that a reputedly respectable reporter can sit on this and not give a ****e is just frankly unbelievable. And people think cycling has problems? I've tried explaining to my football fan friends the...

Good point. A transfer system would place a whole new financial layer on top of the sport. And since financial reward is a major reason for doping, this new financial layer may encourage doping. But the fight against doping, I think, should be considered mutually exclusive to any reforms...

I think I'm right in saying that the development fee that's used in football also trickles down to the player's previous teams. For instance, I remember hearing that when Damien Duff moved from Blackburn to Chelsea for £17m, his local Dublin team that 'developed' him, Lourdes Celtic, got a...

The debate here makes for great reading. I wrote the article from the point of view that Omerta is dying, for which there is some evidence. Obviously, the counter argument can be made, that it isn't dying at all, for which there is plenty of evidence. But the point was to spark debate...

There's no way Liquigas will send Basso, Kreuziger, Nibali and Pellizotti to the Tour. I've read recent interviews with Nibali and Pellizotti and it seems that the squad is far from harmonious. All of them want to be team leader, Nibali even tried to jump ship to Sky this year but failed. I...

He also won the stage on the Champs Elyssés in the 1992 Tour.

Interesting topic! I've written a piece about it at IrishPeloton.com I personally think he should forget about the Tour next year and concentrate on the Ardennes and the Giro or Vuelta. I reckon, if he ignores the Tour, that he's more than capable of winning Liege-Bastogne-Liege and a...