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Lance Armstrong statement regarding anti-doping program change
ARMSTRONG ANNOUNCES TEST RESULTS, POSTED ON LIVESTRONG.COM Austin, TX, February 11, 2009--"After a thorough review of the efficiency of a separate testing program the decision has been made to transfer the comprehensive program we had planned to do with Don Catlin to Ramsus Damsgaard, a renowned anti-doping expert who runs the Astana team’s internal testing program," said Bill Stapleton, Armstrong's long-time agent and lawyer.
The Explainer – Whose blood is it anyway?
Dear Explainer,
I just read that Alejandro Valverde is being brought before CONI in relation to Tour blood samples being linked via DNA to Puerto samples collected. I was just wondering how it is that an Italian Olympic Committee can pursue charges on a Spanish rider in relation to a Spanish investigation based on samples collected at a French event. Perhaps I'm confusing the roles of UCI and WADA, but are there not jurisdictional issues here?
Thanks for your consideration.
Gavin Eaton
Victoria, BC, Canada
Hello Gavin,
You are right.