Floyd data online.

[alpinerabbit]

I agree that it's particularly interesting that the only people that are "investigated" are those who have a winning record.

The Basso case for example. The only guy who really seems to still be in the hot seat is Ullrich!

That is not entirely true, it just looks that way, because the people who are tested at the Tour, for example, are the stage winner, and the maillot jaune, and one random rider every stage. So yes the winners are always scrutinized.

By the way no one takes anything? Think again.

The results point up how many riders have exemptions (Landis also had one during this year's Tour, for cortisone, used to treat his decaying hip), and the possibility that at least some of them are not strictly necessary. Out of 105 riders tested at some point during the Tour, 60 percent had a medical exemption for at least one banned substance.

13 riders tested positive during Tour, 12 had exemption

PARIS (Reuters) - Thirteen riders tested positive for banned substances during this year's Tour de France but 12 have been cleared because they had Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE), the French anti-doping agency said on Friday.

"A total of 105 riders have been tested and 16 samples from 13 athletes have tested positive," Pierre Bordry, the head of the French anti-doping agency (CPLD), said in an interview to be released in daily Le Monde later on Friday.

"Floyd Landis's case put aside, the International Cycling Union (UCI) has closed the cases arguing all the riders had a TUE."

"This is not a surprise because it is UCI that decided to give these TUE. What is worrying is that 60 per cent of the tested riders have said they had a TUE."

The Therapeutic Use Exemption allows an athlete to take a banned substance to treat a medical condition such as asthma.

Let's see about Ivan (alas, he's cute) and Ullrich (not so cute, hence everyone's favorite sandbag?)