Armstrong interview from the comic

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  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    Kléber wrote:
    These are sensitive machines. Perhaps a 1-2% change is possible but for stagehopper to say the numbers are "utterly meaningless" because the machines are not properly calibrated is pushing it :wink:

    I said the comment by aurelio was utterly meaningless, not the numbers - a not very subtle difference :wink:

    As a scientist who has analysed blood samples, maintained, tested and calibrated the machinery to carry out those samples I know tests and machines improve over time. I also know that human error be it through incompetence, laziness, lack of knowledge or deliberate deceit can invalidate certain sets of results. I've had to do the mopping up.

    Now I'm not disputing here the widespread use of EPO around that time. It's pretty damn obvious. However if aurelio swallows whole the 50% comment regarding the whole team he also has to swallow whole the comments regarding the poorly calibrated machinery giving false highs. As any scientist will tell you, you can't pick and choose the evidence to fit your theory, everything has to be considered.
    @stagehopper
  • Grimone
    Grimone Posts: 95
    I enjoyed the caption in the middle of the page that said; "Have you ever taken EPO?", and he responded; "Yes, when i was undergoing chemotherapy".

    Armstrong needs to be assumed innocent, even by French journalists. He's never been banned afterall.

    Innocent until proven guilty - I see he had his ninth post comeback anti-doping test just the other day. 9 times already! :shock:
    Don't rake up my mistakes, i know exactly what they are.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Grimone wrote:

    Innocent until proven guilty - I see he had his ninth post comeback anti-doping test just the other day. 9 times already! :shock:

    Your source for this is Lance telling you via Twitter.

    He may well have been tested 9 times but all we've got at the moment is the word of a liar so lets not get too excited by it.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • Grimone
    Grimone Posts: 95
    iainf72 wrote:
    Grimone wrote:
    He may well have been tested 9 times but all we've got at the moment is the word of a liar so lets not get too excited by it.

    Correct, read it on Twitter!

    The word of a liar? Please explain, this allegation has perturbed me a little?
    Don't rake up my mistakes, i know exactly what they are.

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