Since the January report, the following events of interest have happened, February first:
- John Lelangue popped up again, saying Landis "betrayed him".
- Bradley Wiggins lost his place on Landis' Christmas card list.
- The Kick-Ass brownies are let loose on the public.
- Landis responded to a member of the peloton (read: Wiggins).
- Hamilton returned to action.
- We ran through the agendas of most of the parties.
- An appearance before the French AFLD was hotly anticipated.
- First FFF town hall meeting held in Brooklyn, Landis in leather.
- The USADA hearing was set for May 14, and arbiters empaneled.
- There was a new slide show, version 2.1 that started to use the "whistleblower" documents, gingerly.
- The AFLD proceeding ended up a postponement, after Landis agreed not to race in France this year.
- We heard USADA wanted to test other B samples at LNDD despite no positive A's, and Landis refused.
- Landis put out a press release about the suggested B sample tests, saying they got it wrong the first time, the can do it again, so no thanks.
- We discovered a great legal article discussing flaws in the WADA/arbitration system.
- Discovery Team loses sponsorship, blaming environment tainted by doping and not helped by the Landis case.
- While DPF discusses the B samples, Duckstrap notes missing MS data from the S17 test.
- Telegraph (UK) discusses the idea of having the police do raids for doping enforcement.
- Landis book "Positively False" announced for June publication, Amazon taking pre-orders.
- We looked again at the contamination argument, not yet sold.
- We discover Landis is going to shadow the Tour of California at the Smith and Nephew (purveyors of fine hip replacements) booth.
- Mr. Pound says, You can't be prudent in the fight against doping."
- 1000 Fans in Oscar's hometown stage a protest demanding he be crowned.
- Before the Tour of California, McQuaid and Landis traded shots.
- The FFF Town Hall series resumed in SF after the ToC start; we reported in detail.
- Press coverage of Landis around the ToC was mostly positive. He started odd-man-out, and ended up on the stage, warmly welcomed.
- We did a better job covering the FFF in San Jose. Landis is wearing a suit. We learn the arbitrators are ordering some discovery, about near the same sample numbers, the two-tech issue, and inlet pressures.
- You3 dissects the T/E test at DPF, raising enough points it might be discredited.
- LA Times' Hiltzik extensively covers developments.
- ESPN's Bonnie DeSimone outdoes Hiltzik by quoting us.
- We wondered how the case could be closed without arbitration.
- A Landaluce-like possibility of the same technicians working on Landis' A and B samples is raised, and left unresolved as we write.
- During the ToC, the FFF town halls are dubbed the "Tour of Innocence", which sticks.
- Tygart complained about the "wiki defense" and wants to change the WADA code so he can shoot back too.
- FFF San Pedro.
- Chris Fortune of Saris comes out publicly with a letter to many industry people encouraging them to support Landis.
- We look at the 0.8 uncertainty Baker wants to subtract from a CIR value, and don't know what to think, even looking at his reference, Spirito and Botre.
- A steroid ring bust in Florida.
- Independant (UK) runs a sympathetic piece, perhaps indicative of mood swing in Europe.
- We consider "getting off on a technicality."
- We begin a series on legal issues, assisted by the Hon. William F. Hue, "Judging Floyd"
- Madden is retiring from USADA, and Tygart is in line to take the reigns.
- The UCI announces a new anti-doping program.
- FFF Chicago; Rant and Steroid Nation attend and report.
- FFF Denver.
- Catlin is retiring.
- Operation Puerto goes on perhaps permanent hiatus.
- Landis appears at National Bike Summit.
- You3 starts new thread about CIR Mass Discrimination problems.
- FFF Lancaster sells out, another event is added.
- Mr. Pound thinks he'd be a great head of CAS after he leaves WADA.
- FFF Lancaster is a major weekend, complete with prayer.
- Slide Show 3.0 defends Morzine,
- We ask "where are the data files?"
The hearing is still scheduled for May 14th.
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