The French finally have something to be happy about

Zanchief · Post by **Zanchief** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:57 am

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/tdf2006/n ... id=2531225

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 10:59 am

Oh, I thought you were gonna post something good like http://ZidanegetsbeatentoapulpbyanItalian.com

Reynaldo · Post by **Reynaldo** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:15 pm

Quote from Dan Wetzel's article that made me lol.

"The sad part is this can't even be a surprise to anyone paying attention. At this stage of the game, winning the Tour de France without doping seems about as plausible as taking the checkered flag at Daytona behind the wheel of a four-cylinder Prius. Word that a cycling champ is a cheat is less shocking than the revelation that Lance Bass is gay."

What cracks me up more than anything though is ESPN running that special about his family being so pure and straight laced ultra cult baptists or whatever they are, and now they're like..."durrrrr...."

Phlegm · Post by **Phlegm** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 11:13 am

According to Landis, his unusual testosterone level is a â€˜natural occurrenceâ€™. It's the result of his natural metabolism and not doping of any kind

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:34 pm

I thought he said it was from medication for a thyroid condition.

Post by **Gidan** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 1:05 pm

Bet they come up with a few more reasons too.

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:38 pm

The French just can't stand the fact that Americans dominate the Tour De France.

Phlegm · Post by **Phlegm** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 2:39 pm

Jay wrote:I thought he said it was from medication for a thyroid condition.

I didn't hear about any of this during his denial press conference.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:35 pm

Narrock wrote:The French just can't stand the fact that Americans dominate the Tour De France.

you mean, they can't stand that everyone knows armstrong doped as much as anyone else, but they could never prove it

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:54 pm

Phlegm wrote:
Jay wrote:I thought he said it was from medication for a thyroid condition.

I didn't hear about any of this during his denial press conference.

It's in the article that's the first post in this thread.

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:37 pm

Tikker wrote:
Narrock wrote:The French just can't stand the fact that Americans dominate the Tour De France.

you mean, they can't stand that everyone knows armstrong doped as much as anyone else, but they could never prove it

LOL yeah right. Armstrong was tested several times, even by the wacky French "Physicians," and he came back clean. Maybe the French should partake only in sports they can handle, like Croquet or something.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:15 pm

I bet you they could be the most badass flag waving team in the world.

Phlegm · Post by **Phlegm** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:18 pm

NY Times reports that the tests show that some of the testosterone in Landisâ€™ system was synthetic and not naturally produced by his body as he claimed.

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:38 pm

Phlegm wrote:NY Times reports that the tests show that some of the testosterone in Landisâ€™ system was synthetic and not naturally produced by his body as he claimed.

Consider the source.

Phlegm · Post by **Phlegm** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 12:12 pm

Landis' backup doping sample also tested positive . The International Cycling Union said that the test of the "B" sample confirmed the initial test.

The cyclist's samples contained synthetic testosterone, indicating his elevated levels were not produced naturally.

Narrock · Post by **Narrock** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 2:12 pm

Probably a tainted sample. I'd like to see who was in control of the chain-of-custody of his blood sample.

10sun · Post by **10sun** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 3:36 pm

Lance only got away with it because he only had one testicle.