Disappointed by all the spin and judgment here.
That link to the Associated Press article is a good start. To quote:
"The prospect for fans of cycling and of Armstrong _ often two diametrically opposed groups of people _ is confusion."
So many questions remain. If AFLD sent their most trusted tester, why did Lance and JB feel the guy didn't have his paperwork in order and may have been some journalist/spy and need to call the UCI?
Wouldn't such a phone call be able to resolve the issue within a matter of a minute or two? JB and LA must have AFLD, UCI and ASO authorities on speed dial, wouldn't you think? And wouldn't you think that once someone at the UCI hears "this is Johan Brunyeel, let me talk to..." that he would get immediately taken care of?
Did the tester consent to Lance showering as LA and JB say, which would seem to be completely out of character, and the guidelines? If so, why? Or, as the AFLD states, the tester repeatedly warned Lance that he could not do so without facing repercussions? Did he tell LA and JB that it would be a violation of rules that he would have to report? Or did he simply say, "I wouldn't do that, sir"?
Just what exactly did Lance tell the guy? That he was showering and the guy would have to wait, and deal with it. Or did was it something like, "The shower is right here, behind this door, you're happy to inspect my clothing, and everything in the bathroom when I'm out."
Where exactly did the conversation take place? Is this an issue where the tester sat at the bottom of a stairwell, while Lance was on the other side of a 4,000 square foot house showering? Or was the guy in the house and had near visual contact with Lance, with exception to when Lance was naked in the shower itself?
This looks more and more like a "he said/no I didn't" argument, where LA and JB will insist one thing, and the tester the other, and perhaps ultimately ASO or even the UCI will have to sort it out.