**** Breaking News: Hamilton Tested Positive? ***

Originally Posted by RedSky

Tyler, say it ain't so.

Originally Posted by Perro Loco

The test is for homologous blood (someone elses) not autologous (your own)
THe test measures red cell antigens and has a high probability of detecting a transfusion from some one else. The probability of finding someone that is an exact match (these are minor antigens not ABO and Rh) is quite low.
http://www.haematologica.org/2003_11/1284.htm

I am not sure about the false positivity of this test- may depend on the % of transfused blood found.
Red cells in circulation have a half life of ~60 days (ave lifespan 120 days)- transfused cells tend to last a shorter time. .

Originally Posted by antoineg

Kate, you would put in a good word for Satan himself if he came to earth and ate half the population, and turned loose the dogs and bees on the other half.

Your feeble, blind comments are sort of ridiculous here. We have a report that Tyler failed a doping test. What more do you need?

Originally Posted by antoineg

Kate, you would put in a good word for Satan himself if he came to earth and ate half the population, and turned loose the dogs and bees on the other half.

Your feeble, blind comments are sort of ridiculous here. We have a report that Tyler failed a doping test. What more do you need?

Originally Posted by Saucy

First off, kudos to Mareblu for breaking the story here, in Spanish no less! I saw this thread last night but after several unsuccessful attempts at finding a corroborating story in various languages, I chose not to comment at the time. Good job!



I’m laughing too. When will this 80% wake up to the reality and stop flaming those posters who believe doping is rampant, even among the elite riders? Some of the “cyclists are not doping” arguments posted in the “LA doping” thread are ridiculous. Completely, utterly delusional.

This certainly sheds some light on all the riders who claimed they were suffering from a “stomach virus” at the Vuelta. I guess they all clued into the enhanced testing procedures at the same time.

I’m already having a good laugh about this mysterious “surgical procedure”. I wonder what other creative excuses his publicist will come up with? Maybe that he exchanged blood with Tugboat to save him from near-certain death? Or someone transfused his blood without his knowledge while he was sleeping?

Originally Posted by Brunswick_kate

Feeble, blind, ridiculous...Gee, in this part of the world, we have certain standards in which people are given the benefit of the doubt and the presumption of innocence is granted to everyone. I'm sorry you live in a part of the world devoid of such basic fundamental human rights.

Any more names you want to call me because I disagree with you? Any more slams on my character you wish to sling at me?

Originally Posted by antoineg

LOL -- clever attempt at dodging the issue at hand, which is Tyler Hamilton's reported failure of two doping tests.

Do you have anything important to say about that, now that you've begged for silence until all the facts are in?

Originally Posted by Brunswick_kate

No, I actually can wait until the facts are in. Thanks.

Originally Posted by antoineg

Great, then I can presume you'll stop posting about Hamilton then. Woo hoo!