![]() If I were wrongfully accused and the sentence was upheld, my written response wouldn't be that at all. What's the half life of this stuff? Is it such that she could game the testing by using it knowing or guessing the testing norms? Then back off just before? So, for her, it seems logical that it would either have to be chronically having figured out how to game the system a'la Lance knowing how to cheat the tests protocols with IV bags of fluids and such.or it is an anomaly. You can't really run out and do it once to get the benefits. The thing is, dope has to be a chronic trend for a person to really reap the rewards of doing it. But false positives could become more prevalent. I believe many athletes do cheat, all countries, at all levels, in most sports. A few years ago, I think it was Gasquet (pro tennis player) that somehow proved through CAS arbitration that he tested positive after making out with some random cokehead at a club in Florida before or after a tournament.ĭon't get me wrong. Obviously, the study shows that the substance has to be present which is not something that just randomly happens. IIRC, the study methodology illustrates how easy it is for an individual to test positive solely based on being "touched" by someone with a certain amount of a forbidden substance. Results of a recent German (?) study indicate that as the tests increase their sensitivity to flag miniscule amounts of forbidden substances, they also expose athletes to a higher risk of false positives. I don't keep up with the news cycle that closely, but is there any suspect timing involved with it being a retroactive sample pull like that? Like someone said "hey guys, go take a look at xyz". Are the tests actually "nice enough" they can truly tell if it was an external intentional application versus internally ingesting some food? People claim this, but on the cost per test and analysis basis versus the low amount of money in bike racing versus stuff like other sports find that hard to believe.Ĥ. Or is it just we see more US based bike news? (like seeing US centric domestic news versus Latin America or the ME).ģ. Just feels like a bit of an "this is our sport" double standard sometimes. Is it a news cycle focus kind of thing or does it feel like over time that the Euro bike athletes get an easier time with the doping versus the US? I mean, just saying one guy died doping and has a statue on a TdF climb. Last thing the US cycling scene needs is a highly successful rider being popped(even if US vs UCI success)Ģ. The defence she's given has the same problem many do if it's true it's highlighting the real issues many athletes face, particularly female athletes, when it comes to proving innocence (and I do think that the current anti-doping procedures and the banned list aren't really fit for purpose), but it's also the exact same defence someone who is lying would use.1. My issue is she's the second high profile USA athlete who seems to have been given much more leeway to prove her innocence before the positive was announced. Favourites always come into it and people are rarely objective in this area. ![]() Click to expand.Agreed on Contador and I'm pretty certain that there will be people who condemned Sha'Carri Richardson for something that clearly shouldn't still be on the banned list (it's there because of the "war on drugs" and has remained because the USA reps recently argued against its removal) which she admitted to and accepted her punishment, who are now more than happy to give Compton the benefit of the doubt.
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