I do not accept media stories brought out by individuals making wild accusations. This is hardly like that. The charges come from the Spanish police, who have made arrests and are building their case to expand the charges. The information was given to the press by the attorney for the prosecution. The evidence included bags of blood seized, that were compared with blood samples from the accused riders from previous tour samples. There were also medical files & the accounts receivable records seized, which included payments due from riders in the tens of thousands of euros for "services rendered". The teams were presented with the evidence & felt it was strong enough for them to dismiss the riders. As much time & effort as the teams have invested in these guys, they would not do that unless they had to.

Yes, they test the riders all the time, mostly they use urine tests, which are cheap & easy. They do random blood tests, but not as many, because blood tests are expensive. Also, the dopers use masking agents. Tyler Hamilton was supposed to be taking women's hormones as part of the prescribed regimen because they mask the presence of the other stuff.

Floyd Landis just went way up in my estime. I think he's clean, & he doesn't take this racing business too seriously. Look what happens to those who want to win at any cost!

So we have to revise our podium picks -- good chances for Hincapie, Cadel Evans, & Floyd!