Hair tests

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...s084229D72.DTL

and, in French:
http://www.lemonde.fr/sports/article...9286_3242.html

From the latter:

"Les traces de DHEA - hormone connue pour ralentir la vieillesse - décelées
dans les cheveux se retrouvent dans des proportions proches dans le
football, le rugby, le cyclisme et l'athlétisme. "C'est la preuve qu'il n'y
a pas du dopage que dans le cyclisme", explique Pierre Bordry, le président
de l'AFLD. En tête vient le football, avec 21,8 % de dopés à la DHEA (7 cas
sur 32 analyses), puis le cyclisme amateur (17,6 %), le rugby (16,7 %),
l'athlétisme (13,22 %), et enfin le cyclisme professionnel (10,8 %)."

Robert Chung wrote:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...s084229D72.DTL

Wanna set them straight about the "never tested positive" part?

le cyclisme amateur (17,6 %), [...]
et enfin le cyclisme professionnel (10,8 %)."

Jesus ****ing christ.

In article ,
"Robert Chung" wrote:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...s084229D72.DTL

and, in French:
http://www.lemonde.fr/sports/article...9286_3242.html

From the latter:

"Les traces de DHEA - hormone connue pour ralentir la vieillesse - décelées
dans les cheveux se retrouvent dans des proportions proches dans le
football, le rugby, le cyclisme et l'athlétisme. "C'est la preuve qu'il n'y
a pas du dopage que dans le cyclisme", explique Pierre Bordry, le président
de l'AFLD. En tête vient le football, avec 21,8 % de dopés à la DHEA (7 cas
sur 32 analyses), puis le cyclisme amateur (17,6 %), le rugby (16,7 %),
l'athlétisme (13,22 %), et enfin le cyclisme professionnel (10,8 %)."

`"He needs to know that he is like everyone else," AFLD
chief Pierre Bordry said Wednesday. "To have done this
test yesterday was a good way to make him realize that
he is like everyone else."'

They are not treating Armstrong like everyone else.

--
Michael Press

In article ,
"Robert Chung" wrote:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...s084229D72.DTL

and, in French:
http://www.lemonde.fr/sports/article...9286_3242.html

From the latter:

"Les traces de DHEA - hormone connue pour ralentir la vieillesse - décelées
dans les cheveux se retrouvent dans des proportions proches dans le
football, le rugby, le cyclisme et l'athlétisme. "C'est la preuve qu'il n'y
a pas du dopage que dans le cyclisme", explique Pierre Bordry, le président
de l'AFLD. En tête vient le football, avec 21,8 % de dopés à la DHEA (7 cas
sur 32 analyses), puis le cyclisme amateur (17,6 %), le rugby (16,7 %),
l'athlétisme (13,22 %), et enfin le cyclisme professionnel (10,8 %)."

The AFLD tested hair samples of 138 French soccer players,
rugby players, track and field athletes and cyclists.

Twenty-two tests, or about 16 percent, showed signs of
DHEA. Body builders have long used DHEA, but until now
it was assumed to be limited among other athletes.



Did they name the athletes who tested positive?
Will they name Armstrong should he test positive?

--
Michael Press

On Mar 18, 11:43*am, "Robert Chung"
wrote:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...3/18/sports/s0....

and, in French:http://www.lemonde.fr/sports/article...-nouveau-produ...

From the latter:

"Les traces de DHEA - hormone connue pour ralentir la vieillesse - décelées
dans les cheveux se retrouvent dans des proportions proches dans le
football, le rugby, le cyclisme et l'athlétisme. "C'est la preuve qu'il n'y
a pas du dopage que dans le cyclisme", explique Pierre Bordry, le président
de l'AFLD. En tête vient le football, avec 21,8 % de dopés à la DHEA (7 cas
sur 32 analyses), puis le cyclisme amateur (17,6 %), le rugby (16,7 %),
l'athlétisme (13,22 %), et enfin le cyclisme professionnel (10,8 %)."

"Oh look, we have found a test that might have found DHEA users. Let's
try it out on Armstrong!"

"Treated like everyone else" my ass (as noted more politely by M.
Press).

Looks like this story according to my creaky French:

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug=ap-armstrong-
drugtest&prov=ap&type=lgns

Obviously they-- three different agencies that don't share samples,
equipment, info?-- are after Lance and will test test test him until
they find SOMETHING, and then it won't matter if the other two
agencies find nothing, because Lance will be GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY
forevermore of all accusations ever made against him.

This is what happens when you, one way or another, give up your rights
against overzealous prosecution. Like Pound said, "We knew they were
doping ("guilty of something"). All that remains is "finding
something" they can bust you for, contaminated samples, whiteout, lack
of confidentiality, conflict of interest, the whole nine yards of it.

This is why I couldn't understand Lance's decision to return to
competition-- they are gunning for him and they don't have to play
fair, as already demonstrated at the expense of Floyd Landis.

He also tested positive for sperm recently. For a man noted for his
preparation...
Well, what can I say, Father Time is rough on us all! --D-y

On what jurisdiction was AFLD allowed or able to drug test some random
visitor to France?

On Mar 18, 9:43*am, "Robert Chung"
wrote:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...3/18/sports/s0....

and, in French:http://www.lemonde.fr/sports/article...-nouveau-produ...

From the latter:

"Les traces de DHEA - hormone connue pour ralentir la vieillesse - décelées
dans les cheveux se retrouvent dans des proportions proches dans le
football, le rugby, le cyclisme et l'athlétisme. "C'est la preuve qu'il n'y
a pas du dopage que dans le cyclisme", explique Pierre Bordry, le président
de l'AFLD. En tête vient le football, avec 21,8 % de dopés à la DHEA (7 cas
sur 32 analyses), puis le cyclisme amateur (17,6 %), le rugby (16,7 %),
l'athlétisme (13,22 %), et enfin le cyclisme professionnel (10,8 %)."

Heh heh! Hence all the bald heads... and shaved nut sacks. I wonder
if they'd take nose hairs...
-Paul

"--D-y" wrote in message
...

Obviously they-- three different agencies that don't share samples,
equipment, info?-- are after Lance and will test test test him until
they find SOMETHING, and then it won't matter if the other two
agencies find nothing, because Lance will be GUILTY GUILTY GUILTY
forevermore of all accusations ever made against him.

They claimed that Floyd Landis tested positive despite all of the errors in
procedure that Landis demonstrated.

That didn't seem to stop most of those here from proclaiming him a doper and
cheering that his Yellow Jersey was taken away from him.

Robert Chung wrote:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...s084229D72.DTL

While they're about it, perhaps they should ban mullets and that dumb
moustache of Cozza's and give Commesso a retroactive ban for that beard
from a few years back. And that's not even mentioning Thomas Dekkers
hairstyle.

Donald Munro wrote:
While they're about it, perhaps they should ban mullets and that dumb
moustache of Cozza's and give Commesso a retroactive ban for that beard
from a few years back. And that's not even mentioning Thomas Dekkers
hairstyle.

Kai Reus wants to be a swashbuckler: http://twitpic.com/225dj