FLandis letter, links

[Beech Mtn]

Another new article tonight (from Bloomberg):

Tour de France Drug Cheats Opt for Smaller Doses to Avoid Test Detection

“I’m afraid things are as bad as they’ve ever been,” Ashenden said. “I’m not saying they’re using the same degree of doping. What I see is the incidence of riders trying to dope and avoid detection isn’t very different to how it has been throughout history.”

They say they can also detect when riders have transfused their own blood, an infraction for which there is no doping test in place. The level of hemoglobin, the iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells, drops when blood is extracted and the number of immature blood cells, or reticulocytes, rises when it’s re-infused.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Chicago Now: What if Floyd was right?

No, if everyone is using the playing field is not level. The dope changes the playing field so that different types of athletes are able to excel in situations that they would not have been suited to before using.

It is not a controlled experiment, so just because everyone doped doesn't mean it was a level (doped) playing field. They didn't all have the same doping technique, so maybe it was just that whomever won had the best chemists, doctors, and/or plans.

And another article -

Herald Sun: Tour's war of words between Lance Armstrong and anti-doping authorities

 

[Publicus]

New from Tim Keown

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/commentary/news/story?id=5217968

 

[soulor]

Michael Shermer applies game theory to doping, using Landis allegations as an example:

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-0702-shermer-doping-20100702,0,5483079.story

 

[alberto.legstrong]

Sorry if this is already linked....

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/07/wsj_to_spoil_lance_armstrongs.php

 

[Dr. Maserati]

Finally from the Wall Street Journal:

Blood Brothers.

 

[usedtobefast]

Michael Shermer applies game theory to doping, using Landis allegations as an example:

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-0702-shermer-doping-20100702,0,5483079.story

i have a lot of respect for that guy. i don't agree on his anti doping stand all the way, but he makes a good argument. he is an occasional guest on Kpcc radio and his Skeptic Society group is much appreciated as another voice of reason.

 

[Anonymous]

Finally from the Wall Street Journal:

Blood Brothers.

And

the case of the missing bikes

video report on wsj

 

[bobs nob]

Espn Article - lance responds to wsj article

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/tdf2010/news/story?id=5351320

It's actually an AP article. Espn realy is trying to broom the article.

 

[Old Gringo Stan]

Lance's goose is cooked...no matter how bitter his denial, if Floyd finds corroboration...Lance will be shamed....but still very rich

 

[hrotha]

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/tdf2010/news/story?id=5351320

It's actually an AP article. Espn realy is trying to broom the article.

"Lance Armstrong refutes Floyd Landis' latest doping claims"? I thought refuting required proving a claim to be false? Nice wording there, ESPN/AP/whoever did that.

 

[Apolitical]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20...c.tour.de.france.doping.adv03.1423/index.html

This one's kind of polite, but delves into "never tested positive."

 

[bobs nob]

cyclingweekly (british)

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news...dis-allegations-reach-mainstream-america.html

 

[Beech Mtn]

Article posted by The Hog in another thread:

Armstrong dodging media, Landis questions
Cyclist releases recorded statements — so what is he avoiding?

 

[bobs nob]

espn

this article is by espn with some ap content added

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/tdf2010/news/story?id=5355908

 

[bobs nob]

from msnbc: French sports minister won't judge Armstrong

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38097362/ns/sports/

 

[Colm.Murphy]

Reilly is a douche.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=5355929

First report of Bruyneel stating that Landis was drunk when arguing with the warehouse manager over a broken dérailleur. Also, Reilly is a douche.

 

[MacRoadie]

Opinion: Omerta, Bobby McGee, the yellow line and Floyd Landis’ claims

A bit surprising coming from VeloNews. Funny, no one seems to be talking about it. It was in the print version this month too.

It has always been about omerta.

 

[Colm.Murphy]

Not sure how this was missed...

...pre-recorded messages to the Press. Surely you must be kidding?

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/38088837/ns/sports-tour_de_france/

 

[Colm.Murphy]

Non-Denial and details of the widening Intl probe

Nice non-denial, George.

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/tdf2010/news/story?id=5358494

Howman divulges that WADA has helped US investigators establish cooperation with European counterparts through Interpol as the probe broadens.

But for the LA apologists, nothing to see here, move along, Floyd drinks too much.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hhAJTLCFCkGxNvXVGilC9JxyV11A

 

[Colm.Murphy]

Michael Shermer has a very good summary of doping, omerta, and disequilibrium. Nice points of change as well.

http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/070710/opi_666195861.shtml

 

[soulor]

Michael Shermer has a very good summary of doping, omerta, and disequilibrium. Nice points of change as well.

http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/070710/opi_666195861.shtml

Colm, this is the same article I linked to a few days ago from the LA Times...

 

[MacRoadie]

Colm, this is the same article I linked to a few days ago from the LA Times...

News tends to travel slowly down south...

 

[Race Radio]

http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/doping-in-the-tour-de-france/

Freakonomics

"The evidence suggests that the benefits of doping in bike racing are perhaps greater than in any other sport except weight-lifting.......When the benefits of cheating are so great, it is statistically unlikely that anyone could race at the top without cheating

 

[Beech Mtn]

Christian Science Monitor -
Tour de France: Can Lance Armstrong keep his Teflon image?

Includes a mention of the 1999 EPO positives.