haha Lance Armstrong won again - Page 3

**El Capitano Gatisto** · 09-01-2005, 07:19 PM

As I said, the people carrying out his tests might not actually have been French, and they didn't know they were working on Lance Armstrong's samples.

He's trying to play upon a stereotype and making xenophobic remarks to try and defend himself, which is the wrong thing to do. I don't take it personally, but I find it idiotic that he would impugn another person's ability to do their job correctly in the way he has.

Not to mention, far, far more French people supported Armstrong and see him as a hero, and have contacted L'Equip in support of him, saying that they should drop this story or should not have printed it.

Armstrong had revealed his own code and medical certificates previously as part of some court case so they were there for the newspaper to compare against those tested in the study of the B samples from 1999. That's how I understand it.

**Adder** · 09-01-2005, 07:57 PM

There are many a story of French people supporting Lance. He's not hated by the masses there as is seemingly being portrayed.

**Moonax** · 09-13-2005, 07:25 AM

The tests were part of WADA's attempt to refine the test for EPO. It was not instigated by L'Equipe.

As L'Equipe said Armstrong challenged them to prove he had doped and that is what they have done.

VEL - the question about codes - it is the same way that when you take an exam you will have a candidate number and that will be all there is to identify you to the examiner. However, of course someone (not connected to the marking) will hold the file which links the name to the number. L'Equipe have been able to establish the link. The numbers are held by the UCI and the testing was done at a lab which is connected to WADA & the TDF rather than UCI.

You seem to forget that 6 other riders have also been found to have tested positive - and three others have been named so far. Is L'Equipe anti-Spanish for naming a Spanish rider?

09-01-2005, 07:19 PM	#81
El Capitano Gatisto World Class Raconteur Posts: 29,478	As I said, the people carrying out his tests might not actually have been French, and they didn't know they were working on Lance Armstrong's samples. He's trying to play upon a stereotype and making xenophobic remarks to try and defend himself, which is the wrong thing to do. I don't take it personally, but I find it idiotic that he would impugn another person's ability to do their job correctly in the way he has. Not to mention, far, far more French people supported Armstrong and see him as a hero, and have contacted L'Equip in support of him, saying that they should drop this story or should not have printed it. Armstrong had revealed his own code and medical certificates previously as part of some court case so they were there for the newspaper to compare against those tested in the study of the B samples from 1999. That's how I understand it.

09-01-2005, 07:57 PM	#82
Adder A.W.O.L. Posts: 5,862	There are many a story of French people supporting Lance. He's not hated by the masses there as is seemingly being portrayed.

09-13-2005, 07:25 AM	#83
Moonax Sunteti chiar prost? Posts: 15,102	The tests were part of WADA's attempt to refine the test for EPO. It was not instigated by L'Equipe. As L'Equipe said Armstrong challenged them to prove he had doped and that is what they have done. VEL - the question about codes - it is the same way that when you take an exam you will have a candidate number and that will be all there is to identify you to the examiner. However, of course someone (not connected to the marking) will hold the file which links the name to the number. L'Equipe have been able to establish the link. The numbers are held by the UCI and the testing was done at a lab which is connected to WADA & the TDF rather than UCI. You seem to forget that 6 other riders have also been found to have tested positive - and three others have been named so far. Is L'Equipe anti-Spanish for naming a Spanish rider?