The latest statement from Floyd

[Kalidurga]

I know this has been hashed and re-hashed a dozen times already on the forum, but:

floydlandis.com: 8/4/2006 entry

I want to be entirely clear about one point of the test that has not been fairly reported in the press or expressed in any statements made by international or national governing bodies; the T value returned has been determined to be in the normal range. The E value returned was LOW, thus causing the skewed ratio. This evidence supports my assertion that I did not use testosterone to improve my performance.

I'm still sitting here with my fingers crossed, holding my breath, waiting for the tests to be done and evidence presented so that I can decide what to feel about it all. Whether he's innocent or guilty, it's all just such a freaking shame.

[maillotpois]

Thanks. No one is reporting that. So strange. You'd think that the fact it was "low" would render the result beyond suspicion, but I guess the imbalance on its own isn't natural and there's the issue. So weird.

[DrBee]

Unfortunately - reporting why the ration is messed up wouldn't make big news. Sad, isn't it? I wonder what would cause the E value to be low?

[aka_kim]

Thanks for the link. The blog entry is really well worth reading in its entirety.

[latelatebloomer]

A local public radio show did an hour about Floyd this week. I was able to sneak about 20 minutes of listening time at work The reporter from the Boston Globe who has covered cycling for years was on - I'm very sorry that I forget her name. She found the doping accusation questionable because
1)this lab leaked the test results in an unprofessional manner 2)Floyd's test results for the other tour stages were clear, and the substance he's accused of using would hang around 3) this is not a substance that a cyclist would not want to use. She also talked about what a plain unpolished guy Floyd is, no publicity handlers, lawyers, etc, and she was concerned that he was not handling this well. Of course, he has some of those people now. My husband says he should hire me. I just wish I could send the guy a letter of support, but I can't for the life of me find an address of any kind.

Free Floyd!

[Kalidurga]

The results of the 'B' test were also positive: velonews.com

At this point, I can't decide if what I'm feeling is faith in Floyd, or just plain denial. I hope that he goes in for every single test he possibly can to prove that this was a natural ocurrence. If, like Tyler Hamilton, he can't come up with proof, then this is damned sad.