Patxi Vila positive

by King of Doping on May 5, 2008 3:41 PM EDT

According to ETB the basque rider 'Patxi Vila' tested positive for testosterone. Waiting for a confirmation and a counter analysis...

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CRAP, CRAP, CRAP

If he does get busted...
Does this mean that my whole VDS team gets "uninvited" to all the cool races?

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it"-Upton Sinclair

by ELVISGOAT on May 5, 2008 3:24 PM EDT reply actions

Hey Egoat

I've already taken that team name (see Giro thread).

I almost took him on my VDS team cause I think his name is cool. Almost.

"Resistance Is Futile. You Will Be Assimilated"

by Drew on May 5, 2008 3:26 PM EDT reply actions

Shit

No wonder he was left off the Giro squad.

"If writing too much about the classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris Fontecchio on May 5, 2008 3:42 PM EDT reply actions

Wait!

This is great news, at least from a snark POV.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Patch-i Vila.

"If writing too much about the classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris Fontecchio on May 5, 2008 3:43 PM EDT reply actions

a......

wow. I'm speechless

by Hons on May 5, 2008 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Do you really want to be

shunned just before PdC 2.0 starts up? Don't make me TC you.

"Resistance Is Futile. You Will Be Assimilated"

by Drew on May 5, 2008 3:44 PM EDT reply actions

Oi.

Do it Drew! Do it!

I was wondering too why he wasn't on the Giro start list.. and he would have ben my 9th member of my VDS team.

by ursula on May 5, 2008 3:52 PM EDT reply actions

He's either

pretty dim or pretty confident. And he's about to be pretty suspended and pretty unemployed if his counter analysis rings the bells.

Dumb, dumb, dumb.

"Resistance Is Futile. You Will Be Assimilated"

by Drew on May 5, 2008 4:02 PM EDT reply actions

If he's confident, could this be the first time genetic evidence is used? If he has the double gene that makes 10% of people that have it test positive sometimes with no testosterone use that could be powerful. It would be even more interesting if he is of the 20% of people with no copies of the gene and therefore he should NEVER test positive even if he was mainlining the stuff...

This is in reference to that Science News article about genetic profiles effects on testosterone tests. I can't believe that anybody who ever tested positive for Testosterone isn't getting the genetic tests done. If you are in either of the two groups - about 1/3 of the population, then the test is either demonstrably bad (i.e. you should never test positive) or useless (i.e you will test positive with no use).

I am guessing that the passport profiles will be useful here.

by Markk on May 5, 2008 4:34 PM EDT reply actions