News, Research and Commentary about the Floyd Landis doping allegations.
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One of TBV's sons gives Landis a "thumbs up" at the Tour of California, February 21, 2006 -- before things got complicated.
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So far, nothing, and I'm going for a ride with the kids.
Back from a ride, no Landis news to report. The son pictured up top signalling Floyd learned how to be a wheel sucker today as I towed him back home, so his skills are, um, improving.
Posted by DBrower at 9/24/2006 09:37:00 AM
What was a daily roundup became an "irregular report" of links with specific Landis interest, with brief comment. We avoided bashing, gushing, or gross stupidity. Unless it was funny.
We're still around for mail, but don't expect much or quick response. Thanks!
Comments are welcome, but may be edited/moderated or deleted for propriety and relevance. The decision of the judges is final. Your milage may vary, taxes and license additional.
"As always, Trust but Verify has the best coverage, if you want to delve into it." (Doucheblog)
"Floyd Landis: Blog on Landis Doping Allegations" (LA Times [better than nothing])
Total Poindexter Website Prize: to the fabulous geniuses over at trustbutverify, who not only are perhaps the most impassioned defenders of Floyd Landis' virtue beyond only the boy himself, but actually seem to understand the detailed scientific arguments they put out that the rest of us (well, me) are too stupid to even coherently summarize. Floyd, you better be innocent, or you owe these folks a *major* freakin' apology! (racejunkie)
"TalkingpointsBeforeVeracity " (Will@topix, our #1 fan)
"For another solid synopsis of the latest developments check out the always trenchant Trust But Verify site." (JohnnyBaseball)"For more in-depth daily coverage, go to trustbut.blogspot.com)." (Martin Dugard, author of Chasing Lance)
"Who does awards for blogs? I sense a nomination is in order." (Carlton Reid, of BikeBiz)
"Hands-down champion of full-and I mean full-coverage of this hearing is the blog Trust But Verify. You'll have to have excellent background knowledge of the issues, and wade through page after page of detail to get to anything interesting, but it's raw and unfiltered and all there. The guy who runs the site, a cycling fan from Northern California, began casually providing a clearinghouse for Landis case news nearly 10 months ago, and now he has the haunted look of a man whose life has been hijacked and wants it back. (Loren Mooney, co-author of Positively False, at Bicycling)"thank you for you balanced look at what is happening with floyd." (Michael Farrington. Green Mountain Cyclery, Ephata, PA.)
"This genuine Floyd basher would like to thank you for the hard work you put into this great resource." (Spinopsys Phil)
" Trust but Verify, the essential clearinghouse blog about the Landis case" (Mark McClusky of Wired magazine)
"if you want the latest news on the Floyd Landis case, Trust but Verify is the go-to site. The author is biased in favor of Floyd (so am I) but the reporting is neutral and comprehensive." (12string musings)"Great blog. You're tagged. " (BikingBis. Great, more work)
[More...]Thanks to Free Floyd for the idea, and Groklaw for some inspiration.
PK/Strbuk is similarly inclined.Bill Hue is a passionate about fairness and justice, and is relatively indifferent to Landis' guilt or innocence
Marc is an American living in Paris.
If someone who leans towards guilt would like to contribute directly, please inform us.
Sharing a diversity of viewpoints is the best way we know of to arrive at the truth.
3 comments:
I am no scientist, so I hope that someone can explain certain aspects of the Floyd Landis case to me in terms that a layman like myself can understand. Here is my question; Is it scientifically possible for the human body to process and eliminate the amount of testosterone supposedly taken by Landis. In other words on the day of stage 15 Landis would have been tested as the new yellow jersey holder and his T/E ratio presumably was below the "legal" limit of 4:1 as he was NOT deemed positive that day. Allegedly before stage 17 Landis then took enough synthetic testosterone to raise his T/E ratio to 11:1. Now I don't know how much testosterone that would take but it seems to me that it would have to be a great amount to raise his T/E ratio by somewhere between 300% and 1000%! Now comes the part I am questioning. TWO days later when Landis regained the yellow jersey after stage 19 he should have been tested again. Once again his ratio presumably was below 4:1. Is this humanly POSSIBLE? In 2 days can the human body eliminate all of that extra testosterone allegedly in his system? If the answer is no, then Landis is innocent and there is something else going on. If the answer is yes, then it is quite likely that he is guilty. It seems a rather simple way to solve the case, admittedly from a very simple person when it come to understanding scientific minutiae.
This is precisely what a number of people on the Landis side are saying: that it would be impossible (or at least extremely unlikely) for the know pattern of clean/dirty samples to have occurred. See the supportfloyd.com home page for a quote from one Dr. Conrad Earnest, there said to be an "expert in human performance".
Regardless , athletes are always on the look out for testosterone raising supplements. If it's not testosterone it'll something else that enhances the "natural" strength and agility of the athelete be it growth hormones , if not that then estrogen suppressors and the list goes on. It just comes with the territory of the map.
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