Stern: Can’t Take Dick Pound Seriously November 7, 2006
Posted by Steve in : Weblog, Tour De France , 4commentsFinally, some respected sporting officials are speaking out about the lack of credibility and professionalism of Dick Pound.
A couple of days ago, NBA Commissioner David Stern criticized the World Anti-Doping Agency on Friday, saying “the organization has lost respect in the international community”. Stern jabbed WADA head Dick Pound for his treatment of Floyd Landis, the Tour de France winner who tested positive for testosterone.”(WADA) is actually getting harder to take seriously,” Stern said before the Bucks-Raptors game. “Whenever an organization which purports to be even-handed and fair announces that a `B’ sample isn’t necessary, then they lose an enormous amount of respect.”
It is about time people begin to look at Dick Pound and see what a loose cannon he is, saying stupid stuff from the hip that makes him lose respect in the international community and shows him to be non-credible in his role at WADA.
Floyd Landis Shows His Cards October 12, 2006
Posted by Steve in : Weblog, Tour De France, Breaking News , add a commentIn a novel approach that could challenge the conventions of sports anti-doping disputes, the winner of this year’s Tour de France took his case to the public today with an online multimedia presentation at www.FloydLandis.com. Here are the Floyd Landis Legal Submittal 1 and the Floyd Landis Legal Submittal 2 he is getting ready to file. Floyd Landis, the Mennonite cyclist who is accused of having high testosterone to epitestosterone ratio during the Tour, provided a PowerPoint defense and 350 pages of material from the French laboratory that handled drug testing for the world’s premier cycling event. Landis, who recently had hip-replacement surgery, faces a two-year ban and the loss of his Tour title. He won the race in dramatic fashion July 23 after faltering during one of the final mountain stages.
After repeatedly maintaining his innocence, Landis has now taken the unprecedented step of supporting his statements with documents. Check out Trust but Verify for a comprehensive blog of all facts and the current status. The defense’s central arguments are the French laboratory mishandled his urine samples, did not follow standard protocols, and (more…)
