BANNED FOR LIFE: Lance Armstrong To Be Stripped Of Tour De France Titles Over Doping Charges

[sarisataka]

134. I seem to remember

that during this witch hunt lab testers admitted that even with the 'anonymous' numbers they all knew which samples belong to which riders.

Also the issue with chain of custody is that per the anti-doping regulations the 'B' samples should have been destroyed after the 'A' samples had been fully tested, unless there was a positive result. Therefore:
-many of these samples should not even exist
-given no positive 'A' result, there is no jurisdiction to test the 'B' samples
-as procedure has not been followed and paperwork on the 'B' samples does not correctly document the whereabouts and persons who had access, there is no way to guarantee they have not been tampered.

I am no fan of Armstrong, actually really dislike him as a person. I do acknowledge his ability as a cyclist and the good his foundation has done. I will believe his word over an agency that exempts itself from its own rules. I would like to see them put such effort into current athletes rather than chasing a retired rider so they can say 'gotcha'