Giro claims to have tested for CERA
by dheadrick on Oct 9, 2008 9:17 PM EDT
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Cyclingnews has a written that there will be no re-testing of samples taken in the Giro, because:
"The Giro d'Italia has already made the necessary checks," said race director Angelo Zomegnan to the Apcom news agency on Thursday. "The labs and the UCI have told us these tests were done and nothing was found that could be taken as suspect. It's useless to ask for more (tests)."
Story found at: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2008/oct08/oct10news
The Tour retested its samples with a greater degree of scrutiny. So, when were the Giro CERA tests performed, and did they bear the same scrutiny on their samples?
It's also interesting that we made it all the way until now to learn that they tested for CERA in the Giro. What is the motivation for the secrecy? Wouldn't it be more effective to announce that this, too, is not an option? Or, does fostering the dopers' belief in undetectability keep them from, e.g., using micro-doses or switching to another drug?
BTW, I posed the question about when the other GTs will retest in the Schumi-busted post and only Celestn got it right:
Well I do.. [think the took blood for tests at the Giro and Vuelta] ..Having seen the Bordry TV interview, he clearly stated that this was/is a team effort from both organisation and lab. I 100% believed him, I also had other reliable personal contact stating that.
Food for thought.
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Giro samples retested?
(cough) (cough) bullshit (cough)
Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc.
by crashdan on Oct 9, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Doesn’t say they tested for CERA. Says there’s no point in retesting.
How could they test when there wasn’t a test?
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
by fmk on Oct 9, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Of course they won't test again
They don’t want to touch the Giro. I get why they wouldn’t, but at the same time, it doesn’t do much for the credibility of the race. The race will still be good, we just won’t be able to believe results for a couple of months afterwards, like this year’s Tour.
If I just had one more gear, I...
by SpunOut on Oct 10, 2008 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It is convenient to have the UCI isn't it
“the UCI have told us these tests were done and nothing was found that could be taken as suspect”
In all other matters they demand to run things their own way but in this area they are more than happy to pass the buck. I’m sorry, I like the Giro but Angelo, you are a capello di asino (thank you google).
Carlos Sastre - Tour de France winner - Born From Jets
by Jens on Oct 10, 2008 2:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Per Velonews: "Italian tour adopts a "don't ask, don't tell" policy on CERA"
Slightly more information here: http://www.velonews.com/article/84157/giro-won-t-re-test-samples
by dheadrick on Oct 10, 2008 11:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
UCI
Apparently, Anne Gripper was on Eurosport.fr today, and said that the UCI is considering re-testing both the Vuelta and the Giro samples for CERA.
Of course, Z doesn’t want to re-open the samples for the Giro. He isn’t suicidal, after all. And really, it should be the UCI or CONI who makes this decision, not the race organizer. Unlike the French case, the UCI was in charge of testing at the Giro – if they want to show any sort of credibility on this issue, they will re-open the samples.
by gavia on Oct 10, 2008 12:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Lissavetzky says Vuelta did test for CERA
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
by fmk on Oct 11, 2008 6:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m thinking they probably just sniffed the samples. Anything to save a few euro.
pounding along in three ratios like a sonata
like a Ritter with pommelled scrotum atra cura on the step
Botticelli from the fork down pestling the transmission
tires bleeding voiding zeep the highway
by fmk on Oct 11, 2008 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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