tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31819641.post4739371816381702671..comments2023-10-06T03:21:26.130-07:00Comments on trust but verify: Thursday RoundupDBrowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17718913310467614671noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31819641.post-5397251117196828802006-11-30T14:41:00.000-08:002006-11-30T14:41:00.000-08:00Sorry to veer off topic, but did you see the world...Sorry to veer off topic, but did you see the world of anti-doping just entered a brand-new absurd arena?<br /><br />http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-11-29T144949Z_01_L28244012_RTRUKOC_0_US-ASIAN-CHESS-DOPING.xml<br /><br />I'm all for keeping the cheating out of sport, but sometimes I wonder where reality stops and delusion starts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31819641.post-11994807647264751522006-11-30T13:40:00.000-08:002006-11-30T13:40:00.000-08:00Anonymous,
Just a thought, but I'll bet that Howa...Anonymous,<br /><br />Just a thought, but I'll bet that Howard Jacobs has told Floyd to keep a lid on that kind of commentary until the case has played out. Never hurts to ask, but I wouldn't expect an answer right now.<br /><br />- Rantdaniel m (a/k/a Rant)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16126545986721397012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31819641.post-36306837628606211122006-11-30T13:08:00.000-08:002006-11-30T13:08:00.000-08:00Hi anon,
While TBV has some visibility, it's not ...Hi anon,<br /><br />While TBV has some visibility, it's not exactly the major news outlet you'd want to use to break a story with an interview. We're flattered to have been able to help with document distribution, mainly because we have the infinite space and interest to be comprehensive, but we aren't Larry King, or Gumpbel, or Stade 2, or even Velonews/CyclingNews/Pez/DailyPeloton. I'd feel kind of embarrasingly presumptuous to ask.<br /><br />There are a lot of things in your list of questions that we're led to believe he's not going to spill until he files briefs for the hearing. It's just not realistic to expect that to come out publicly until it does.<br /><br />TBVDBrowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718913310467614671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31819641.post-64867430244638460042006-11-30T12:11:00.000-08:002006-11-30T12:11:00.000-08:00A suggestion (not sure if this is realistic). Aft...A suggestion (not sure if this is realistic). After reading some of Floyd's posts at DPF, it appears he is very forthright when inclined to be that way. I've seen that TBV makes comments on DPF. Could TBV get Floyd to make some brief comments directly for this blog. Most of what I've read at DPF is a lot of discussion of the finer points of the testing methods, etc. (There are exceptions, like Floyd's very direct statements about Greg LeMond.)<br /><br />This is what I'd like to know: What does Floyd think is the bottom line in all of this? Surely he must have a theory. Assuming that he's innocent (which a lot of us hope is the case), where does he think things went haywire? Was his S17 sample mixed up with another from the TDF? Was LLND just careless, using sloppy testing procedures? Was there a conspiracy somewhere in the UCI, LLND, or TDF organization? (No matter how crazy the conspiracy theories are, they ARE one possible explanation for what's happened.)<br /><br />Maybe Floyd isn't ready to say what he thinks happened, but by this time he must have a gut level feeling about what went wrong. Maybe he'd be willing to answer some questions for TBV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com