Was Lance Really "Clean" During il Giro?

[Bumeington]

I thought the 10% drop meant 10%, not 10 points, i.e ~40/10=4 points

 

[python]

y epo not tested

Just out of interest, why was EPO not tested for in some of the tests?

The EPO test uses urine samples. For days when a urine sample was not taken, there will be no EPO test results.

whilst cobber’s observation holds true in most cases it fails in other case - like on 2/19/09, 4/30/09, 7/8/09 (see table) when urine was taken.

here are several other possibilities:
(i) they may not have targeted him that day for epo but perhaps steroids or something else as the epo test being rather expensive is part of a different targeting strategy (check 11/22 and 12/15 usada tested him in the us on the uci’s email - clearly looking for an off-season epo and nothing else)
(ii) they may not have found enough epo isomers in the urine - either due to masking (inserting a grain of detergent in the urethra will wipe out all epo) or poor sample handling (shyte happens but it‘s unlikely).
(iii) armstrong’s handlers deliberately distorted a record and replaced an inconclusive verdict with not tested.
it would be of little surprise coz the records inexplicably changed several times.

 

[Frosty]

The EPO test uses urine samples. For days when a urine sample was not taken, there will be no EPO test results.

Thanks for that

 

[Polish]

Old School

Blood Transfusion Techniques have been around
since the 1970's - very old school.

It was my understanding these outdated techniques
are incredibly inneffective compared to the Modern Cheating.

Are the dopers going retro?

What next - Amphetamines?