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    Teams & Riders Froome Talk Only

    Re: Re: It's not possible to get a 2000 ng / ml of urine reading through inhaled salbutamol. The only practical explanation is that Froome was using either a nebulizer or more likely was ingesting Salbutamol tablets which can yield real anabolic benefits as eplained in this article...
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    Doping in XC skiing

    As was discussed earlier in this thread, the lip cream defense was most likely just a cover story. There were too many inconsistencies for it to be believable - the red DOPING sign on the packaging was just one. Yet the lip cream theory was accepted by FIS in its appeal, and by CAS in its...
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    Doping in XC skiing

    Here are the relevant sections from the WADA code: The 14-month suspension means that ADNO believes Johaug "bears no significant fault or negligence". The inability to see the word "DOPING" on the packaging is not considered significant negligence (at the very least)?
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    Doping in XC skiing

    Re: Re: You're assuming that Johaug knew when and where she was going to be tested. The press reports indicated that ADNO has a habit of showing up at team gatherings where it's easy to find everyone - and it would not be possible to avoid being tested. Do you have a better theory that would...
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    Doping in XC skiing

    Re: Johaug - inconsistencies in explaining when and where the lip problem started: http://www.tv2.no/sport/8688995/ During the first press conference on October 13, she said the lip problem started in Seiser Alm: In an interview on October 27, she said the lip problem started in Livigno: The...
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    Doping in XC skiing

    My prediction is that ADNO will issue a 2-year ban - they will accept the lip cream story (not intentional doping), but are not willing to accept "no significant negligence" on behalf of the athlete, according to the WADA code: Then FIS will appeal this case to CAS, arguing that the cover up...
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    Doping in XC skiing

    Re: The Dr had no rush to get Trofodermin since it was just the cover story. Chances are he did go shopping on day 1, could not find anything with Clostebol on it that did not also say DOPING. So on 2nd day he decided that's the best he can do - hoping the cover story would never be needed.
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    Doping in XC skiing

    Re: That theory explains only why the Dr would given Johaug wrong medicine that he thought was intended for the lips - another unfathomable mistake. It makes more sense that the Dr bought the Trofodermin package for the very reason that it contained Clostebol: 1. This was the “innocent...
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    Doping in XC skiing

    Re: Re: It was ADNO and the test was done in Norway when Johaug returned from Italy. In this article, Johaug's lawyer makes a curious comment: http://www.vg.no/sport/langrenn/therese-johaug/johaug-saken-timene-som-endret-norsk-skihistorie/a/23827520/ Wonder why the lawyer felt the need to...
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    Doping in XC skiing

    This article says Johaug was tested in Norway on September 16: http://www.vg.no/sport/langrenn/therese-johaug/johaug-saken-timene-som-endret-norsk-skihistorie/a/23827520/ What's your source for the sample having been taken in Italy?
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    Doping in XC skiing

    That's a convenient explanation in the absence of any proof. To anyone outside of Norway, this is an another data point to suspect that there's tacit (or explicit) cooperation between ADNO and NSF. It looks equally bad that Bjorgen was given 7 months of "recovery" time to come up to speed...
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    Doping in XC skiing

    Re: Re: This has already been debunked earlier, but keeps coming back: The more sensitive analysis for Clostebol became available just in 2016. Listing the "innocent explanation" drug on the doping test form fits the theory where the good Dr believed that this steroid would not show up in a...
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    Doping in XC skiing

    The WADA code is very clear on this - and has a clarifying comment allowing an exception only for team sports where the athlete cannot effectively train on her own: The penalty for violating the rule is pretty severe: Her team mates could also face a sanction of their own:
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    Doping in XC skiing

    To illustrate your most splendid explanation, it would be fun to have the Norwegian equivalent of the Saturday Night Live show do a sketch showing the good Dr and Johaug either separately or together inspecting the Trofodermin packaging - looking at each and every side except the one that says...
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    Doping in XC skiing

    @dukoff - you’re attempting to obfuscate our alternate theories, but can you try & explain these problems with the “official story”: 1. Why did the Dr wait 4 days before traveling to Italy to treat Johaug who was in pain and could not sleep? 2. Why did the Dr fail to bring the proper medication...
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