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Always appreciate reading your thoughts and analysis, GJB123.

Not so much talking about what Contador ate, but rather what butchers sell (liver then, if you will), and whether or not there have been warnings that might make the butcher in question think twice about suing.

Didn't specify that WADA warned about EU, but rather listed some sources of warnings and some targets. There are various examples. Warnings have been issued for caution in eating meat in EU as well as China and Mexico. FYI, today from Australia's ASADA...

On the other hand, one thing that the case has brought to light is that there's clenbuterol in the world meat supply. WADA, various national anti-doping agencies and the London Olympics have issued warnings to athletes to be careful eating meat. Warnings have included the EU. Also, the...

Thanks for continuing to work on this, MI, and for sharing your findings.

What do you make of that possibility?

And, in that case, what horrible repercussions the unbelievable bad luck has brought, and what a casualty Contador is.

Is it typical for CAS to be so sloppy in their published rulings? There seems to be no excuse for typos, since it only requires a proofreader. They are the international high court! It's baffling that they would not be meticulous about the final document.

It's hard to find an informed source of discussion about doping. It's not hard to find a group to enjoy discussing other aspects of the sport with.

Yes, it was very strange. The story went into the Friday newsdump slot, the time when awkward political stories are aired so that they attract the minimum attention. Not just a coincidence and not due to sports writers being busy with the Super Bowl, imo.

You could say that this is not really a delay at all. CAS said before that the announcement would come during the week of January 31. February 6 is actually the end of the week starting tomorrow, January 31. At any rate, it's in the ballpark. From the January 16, 2012 CAS bulletin...

Thank you, python. Looking forward to your future posts.

Also interested, thank you python.

Reading this thread is like watching a container of sea monkeys. Sometimes there's nothing to see, and sometimes there's something interesting. But sometimes there's something that is, compared to everything else, huge and fascinating. I keep coming back hoping for the huge and fascinating.