tour de scandal

Unless you've been living under a rock you probably know that the Tour de France has been rocked by several scandals this week. Two riders were eliminated for doping violations and the race leader was pulled by his team sponsors because he lied about where he was during training before the Tour. Up until this week I was still hoping that maybe Floyd Landis was innocent and he was being framed, but with all the crap in the past few days I have come to the Tour wasn't out to get him. With so many more riders admitting their doping past and with two riders eliminated for it this week I have to believe that the Tour organizers were right on the money. I still think most of the riders are clean, I just can't believe the one's who try to deny their cheating when accused. I really hope that this week's actions will send a clear message to the riders that cheating won't be tolerated anymore.

Comments

[David]

I feel you are quite nieve. I have worked in the criminal justice system for years. My education centers around the criminal justice system. The problem w/ the current accusations w/ regard to the riders in the TdF is that accusations are being made w/ no physical proof. Just because someone tests positive on a screening test does not mean they have taking a banned or illegal substance. There are many contributing factors ie. the quality of the lab work, sample prep and sample gathering(chain of evidence). I also have years of experience working in a laboratory and believe me mistakes are made. So again, All I am saying to you is believe half of what you see and none of what you here. In Rassmussen's case if he lied it is his problem. Although, for an "eye witness" to say they saw something is the most unreliable evidence. I can quote psychological testing to back this up. So, my other point is just because someone believes another person is guilty of a crime does not make that accused person guilty. You must get you assumptions verified.

Concerned reader w/ a PhD