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L'equipe article about one of Armstrong's doping tests...

I really hate to be the one to mention this, because it could all just be the supposed witch-hunt /out-to-get-Lance, but there's an article showing up at L'equipe for which I'd appreciate some better translation ... with the limited time I have on my lunch break i'm resorting to Google, it seems as though the controller for March 17 test reported Lance to the UCI and WADA because of his attitude during a doping control?  and then L'Equipe goes on to speculate (without any information about what actually happened) that this could be an infringement of the World Anti-doping code?   I thought April Fool's was last week ...  

Gav here, with the translation:
Will the 24th antidoping control given by Lance Armstrong since his return to competition was on the 17th of March mark a turning point in the season of the American? According to the AFLD, the Astana rider had inappropriate behavior during the surprise control to the point that the supervising doctor prepared a report which was transmitted to the UCI and WADA on the 30th of March. The AFLD has nevetheless refused to detail the behavior under discussion.

During the anti-doping control at Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, the representative of the AFLD collected samples of urine, blood, and hair. "The UCI is not competent to judge this case. When there is an out-of-competition control carried out by a national agency, the agency is competent," declared the press chief of the UCI, Enrico Carpani. The AFLD awaits a response from the UCI, before examining whehter the attitude of the rider consitutes an infraction in the anti-doping code.

So, basically, in the view of the doctor who supervised the out of competition test, Armstrong acted inappropriately, though the AFLD has so far declined to detail what exactly happened. The AFLD has forwarded a report to WADA and the UCI both to inform them of what occured and also, as I understand it, to receive clarification. Did Armstrong's behavior - whatever it was - constitute a rules violation? This remains an open question, according to the report here.

Update. According to this report, Armstrong closed the door on the testers, and made them wait 30 minutes before providing the samples. According to WADA rules, the athlete must remain in sight of the representatives for the duration of the test. So, this 30 minute delay, if it indeed occured, is likely the "inappropriate behavior" in question.