Comment on the Equipe accusation

I have L'Equipe from last Tuesday. I'll try to have a complete translation
up in a few days.

Montesquiou wrote in message
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"Tom Kunich" a écrit dans le message de news:
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Montesquiou wrote in message
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"DepartFictif" a écrit dans le message de news:
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besides.. using the same sample to do a B test is insane.. if it has
been tampered with, then what the **** is the point of having an A and
B test? It isn't only against possible errors by the lab that there
are A and B test, but also due to mix-ups, sabotage etc etc.. how on
earth can you claim that you can use the same sample to do both and A
and B test!!! (it's not a question)


The question is the following :

Did Lance used drog for to win the 1999 TDF ?

If according the result of the Lab he used EPO, no doubt about it : he
is a liar and a dishonest.

Maybe you ought to look at those results a little closer. I believe that
Lance was tested every day after the Seistrierre stage (9th is memory
serves).

Why would he test positive on stages 9 and 10 and not 11? then 12 and 13
and no others after that?

I am not competent for to do a correct and clear analyse of the results as
published by L 'Equipe.
My impression is that we note a climax (Level 96.6 stage 9) then a
decrease on the following day (Level 88.7 stage 10).
What the level of EPO who can be detected ? I don't know.
Had the Lab done a test on a all the Lance's sample or just in some by
randomic choice ? I don't know.

Important to remember that the Lab had just as reference an arcane Nber
( 185 557 for the stage 9) and the focus was not to analyse Lance
Armstrong.

I don't know if you have a copy of the l'Equipe; There is in the edition 3
copy picture of the lab document.
Do you know if there is a reproduction of l"Equipe page 2 ? Because if you
have not this picture it will be difficult to explain.



There was also the critical TT at Futuroscope for the
19th stage.

Why, of course there is that latest study which demonstrated that the
test for EPO isn't selective enough. It shows several different proteins
that aren't connected to EPO and are generated in the body during
exercise stress.

Then of course there is the other point - EPO doesn't cause the body to
instantly make more blood cells. It works over time. Taking EPO DURING
the Tour probably wouldn't be a particularly good idea completely aside
the fact that he could have overshot and been caught with high hc.
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