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Banned cyclist blames 'twin' after dope test
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----------------------------------------------------------- Olympic champion claims ignorance of his rare blood condition has cost him $1m William Fotheringham Sunday June 5, 2005 The Observer The saga of Olympic cycling champion Tyler Hamilton's alleged positive test for blood doping and subsequent two-year ban has been given a name worthy of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: the case of the vanishing twin. It is a story now into its ninth month and the news last week that Hamilton's appeal against the verdict is being considered by the Tribunal of Arbitration in Sport means the arguments could run until September. The hearing is expected to take place in Denver this month, but TAS has a four-month deadline before it delivers a ruling and thus a final verdict may come a full year after the American's positive test was first announced. ------------------------------------------------------------- Read it at http://observer.guardian.co.uk/inter...9538%2C00.html J. Spaceman |
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Okay... and this closes the lid for me.
He is grasping at straws (poor guy). This will only hurt is case. |
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1) 20%-30% of ALL multiple pregnancies end in Vanishing Twin Syndrome.
This isn't a fantasy since using ultrasound the two fetuses can be actually seen and that one disappears is scientific fact. 2) 1.2% of all births in the USA are twins some smaller percentage of triplets, quads etc. The occurence of multiple pregnancies is AGE RELATED and the older the mother is at the time of conception the more likely that multiple pregnancies will occur. 3) Under the American judicial theories of Innocent Until Proven Guilty all that Tyler would have to present is a reasonable theory that THERE COULD BE ANOTHER EXPLANATION to showing positive in the blood test. The UCI and WADA in fact stated that they simply wouldn't look at any questioning of the tests. 4) There was no study for false positives in the blood test used by WADA. In order to assure that the test is most sensitive it has to use a large number of antigens and the larger this number the more likely a false positive is to occur. Moreover, this could produce multiple false positives or not. The test has NO numerical finding but is instead nothing but the tester's opinion of what is positive and what isn't. 5) The VTS explanation was only one of several examples that Hamilton's lawyers presented to demonstrate REASONABLE DOUBT. What is really unfortunate is that reasonable doubt means absolutely nothing to morons who wish to misrepresent what is really at issue here. |
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"Tom Kunich" wrote in message oups.com... 1) 20%-30% of ALL multiple pregnancies end in Vanishing Twin Syndrome. This isn't a fantasy since using ultrasound the two fetuses can be actually seen and that one disappears is scientific fact. 2) 1.2% of all births in the USA are twins some smaller percentage of triplets, quads etc. The occurence of multiple pregnancies is AGE RELATED and the older the mother is at the time of conception the more likely that multiple pregnancies will occur. 3) Under the American judicial theories of Innocent Until Proven Guilty all that Tyler would have to present is a reasonable theory that THERE COULD BE ANOTHER EXPLANATION to showing positive in the blood test. The UCI and WADA in fact stated that they simply wouldn't look at any questioning of the tests. 4) There was no study for false positives in the blood test used by WADA. In order to assure that the test is most sensitive it has to use a large number of antigens and the larger this number the more likely a false positive is to occur. Moreover, this could produce multiple false positives or not. The test has NO numerical finding but is instead nothing but the tester's opinion of what is positive and what isn't. 5) The VTS explanation was only one of several examples that Hamilton's lawyers presented to demonstrate REASONABLE DOUBT. What is really unfortunate is that reasonable doubt means absolutely nothing to morons who wish to misrepresent what is really at issue here. The standard in this forum was not reasonable doubt. It was preponderance of the evidence as has been previously discussed here at rbr. |
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Tom Kunich wrote: 3) Under the American judicial theories of Innocent Until Proven Guilty all that Tyler would have to present is a reasonable theory that THERE COULD BE ANOTHER EXPLANATION to showing positive in the blood test. The UCI and WADA in fact stated that they simply wouldn't look at any questioning of the tests. When/if a CRIMINAL proceeding is instituted against Tyler the above statement would be applicable, but this is a CIVIL proceeding -- completely different. Best, Bill Black |
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On 13 Jun 2005 10:20:25 -0700, "Tom Kunich"
wrote: 1) 20%-30% of ALL multiple pregnancies end in Vanishing Twin Syndrome. This isn't a fantasy since using ultrasound the two fetuses can be actually seen and that one disappears is scientific fact. Not to mention my personal fact that many false pregnancies are actually Twin Vanishing Twin Syndrome. I personally had an evil twin that I dispatched during our time prior to birth. He kept saying I was wrong, which I took to be proof that he was evil. Now he's just one more little voice... Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels... |
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"billb" wrote in message
ups.com... Tom Kunich wrote: 3) Under the American judicial theories of Innocent Until Proven Guilty all that Tyler would have to present is a reasonable theory that THERE COULD BE ANOTHER EXPLANATION to showing positive in the blood test. The UCI and WADA in fact stated that they simply wouldn't look at any questioning of the tests. When/if a CRIMINAL proceeding is instituted against Tyler the above statement would be applicable, but this is a CIVIL proceeding -- completely different. Indeed but if WADA and UCI are unwilling to even discuss the tests then anything goes and evidence becomes unnecessary. |
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Tom,
All very nice and probably factual. BUT: Why does he just now come with this line of defense? To me (and I daresay quite a few others) this simply looks like he takes on every possible explanation. I am not saying (as I am definitely not an expert) its is impossible or not true, but : It won't help his case! |
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Curtis L. Russell wrote:
On 13 Jun 2005 10:20:25 -0700, "Tom Kunich" wrote: 1) 20%-30% of ALL multiple pregnancies end in Vanishing Twin Syndrome. This isn't a fantasy since using ultrasound the two fetuses can be actually seen and that one disappears is scientific fact. Not to mention my personal fact that many false pregnancies are actually Twin Vanishing Twin Syndrome. I personally had an evil twin that I dispatched during our time prior to birth. He kept saying I was wrong, which I took to be proof that he was evil. Now he's just one more little voice... Imagine the foresight it took for TH to kill his twin in the womb in order to provide an alibi for future non-homologous blood doping! |
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