Floyd drops the second bomb

[Dombo]

Leaving aside the fact that Landis is a proven lying drug cheat, his claims do have a touch of the Fayed about them.
$100,000 bribe to the UCI to hush up positive drug tests? So that's 70,000 quid that puts LA at lifetime risk of bribery from anybody involved, and the UCI officials at the same risk? Blood bags stored in a fridge in a closet? Chicken salad and beer maybe. LA spent over a year undergoing treatment for cancer. Is he really going to trust a domestic fridge and a teammate (Yo Floyd, ah'm jiss nippin' out for a ride, make sure the power doesn't go off) to keep in tip top condition something he's going to inject into himself?
A temporary power cut while Landis is out shopping and how's he going to know? VCR clock flashing? Then what? Taste the blood? Smell it?
Administering transfusions to teammates? Yeah right. That's why whenever I donate blood they give me a bag and a syringe and let me get on with it rather than have a trained nurse do it.
As for involving federal funds (US Postal) with drugs....hmmm, Iran-Contra anyone? Can't see that one getting to court.

Anyway, I've said it before, if it wasn't for our little annual exchanges, Marco and I would hardly ever speak. It's deja vu all over again

[Ben]

FWIW Sylvia Schenk has it at $500,0000 from 2005 - Marco has probably posted this at some time

http://velonews.competitor.com/2005/09/ ... -case_8889

[Dombo]

Nope. Not til he proves positive and/or is found guilty in court. Innocent til then.

[Grahame]

But he [size=150]HAS[/size] tested positive. For Corticosteroids. He was allowed to submit a backdated "prescription" in contradiction to the UCIs own rules on disclosure.

[Dombo]

[quote="marco"]Very admirable. That makes Bjarne Riis drug free as well!

[Dombo]

[quote="Grahame"]But he [size=150]HAS[/size] tested positive. For Corticosteroids. He was allowed to submit a backdated "prescription" in contradiction to the UCIs own rules on disclosure.

[Elliot M]

[quote="Dombo"]Nope. Not til he proves positive and/or is found guilty in court. Innocent til then.

[quote="Dombo"][quote="Grahame"]But he [size=150]HAS[/size] tested positive. For Corticosteroids. He was allowed to submit a backdated "prescription" in contradiction to the UCIs own rules on disclosure.

[Dombo]

[quote="marco"]It will be interesting what sort of reception he gets from cycling fans if he makes it to the TdF

[quote="Grahame"][quote="Dombo"][quote="Grahame"]But he [size=150]HAS[/size] tested positive. For Corticosteroids. He was allowed to submit a backdated "prescription" in contradiction to the UCIs own rules on disclosure.

[quote="Dombo"][quote="Grahame"][quote="Dombo"]

Of course it was backdated. Dated before the test? It could hardly be post-dated could it? And it was for saddle sores on his @r$e.

[Dombo]

Haha. Touché, Rumpole

[DavidKennett]

Interesting to see how footbal views 'blood spinning' [url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Blood+spinning%3A+the+inside+story%3B+Injecting+concentrated+blood+is+at...-a0136321016]here[/url]

And in the [url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/7809320/The-perfect-penalty-and-other-science-behind-winning-the-World-Cup.html]Fitness Freaks[/url] section

[virek]

@Dombo : It seems that no traceable proof is no proof in its own right anymore.

A seasoned drink driver who avoids the police for 10 years is no less a drink driver.

I'm not saying that Lance is cheating or lying. Its just that that argument is very weak at best.

Matthew

[Alex P]

[quote]A seasoned drink driver who avoids the police for 10 years is no less a drink driver.