Lauren Fleshman tests out whistleblowing on dopers

Of course he could have and did. How would that have stopped him?

gjfgfffgj wrote:

If you they had actual evidence then Lance could not have retaliated.

Includes names of US athletes who use/used hormone therapy, which requires the use of banned performance enhancing drugs.

rekrunner wrote:

Of course he could have and did. How would that have stopped him?

gjfgfffgj wrote:

If you they had actual evidence then Lance could not have retaliated.

Because actual reliable evidence is irrefutable. Doesn't matter how good your lawyer is if it's on video or if there's a recorded confession. A bunch of people saying that they saw him do it is not good evidence.

12:53.60 Bernard Lagat (Nike) 07/22/11

12:54.12 ——Lagat 06/04/10

12:55.53 Chris Solinsky (Nike) 08/06/10

12:56.27 Dathan Ritzenhein (Nike) 08/28/09

12:56.45 ——Solinsky 08/19/10

12:56.66 ——Solinsky 06/04/10

12:58.21 Bob Kennedy (Nike) 08/14/96

12:58.56 Matt Tegenkamp (Nike) 09/04/09

12:58.75 ——Kennedy 07/08/96

12:58.90 Galen Rupp (Oregon TC) 06/02/12

30% of the top US ten 5000m times were achieved using hormone therapy. 40% of the top ten US marathon times were achieved using the same treatment. These usage numbers don't match usage numbers in the general public, let alone usage in males aged 20 - 30. Draw your own conclusions!

Are you sure? Exactly which banned performance enhancing drug(s) is/are involved?

From your article:

"The medication typically prescribed for hypothyroid is a synthetic thyroid hormone known generically as levothyroxine. That drug is not a banned substance by the World Anti-Doping Agency and by all accounts has never been shown to enhance performance. Taking it requires no disclosure, and no permission from antidoping authorities."

rekrunner wrote:

Are you sure? Exactly which banned performance enhancing drug(s) is/are involved?

From your article:

"The medication typically prescribed for hypothyroid is a synthetic thyroid hormone known generically as levothyroxine. That drug is not a banned substance by the World Anti-Doping Agency and by all accounts has never been shown to enhance performance. Taking it requires no disclosure, and no permission from antidoping authorities."

So why do Salazar's athletes have TUE's then?

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Even the existence of irrefutable evidence does not prevent launching baseless lawsuits.Lance retaliated outside of the courts too -- ask Christophe Bassons, for exercising his right to free speech, Filippo Simeoni, who told the truth about his own personal history, and Greg Lemond, who dared merely express his own mixed opinion.The existence of evidence, or lack thereof, made no difference to Lance's ability to retaliate.

gjfgfffgj wrote:

Because actual reliable evidence is irrefutable. Doesn't matter how good your lawyer is if it's on video or if there's a recorded confession. A bunch of people saying that they saw him do it is not good evidence.

I don't know. Do they even have TUEs? Seems like a lot of people think thyroid medication requires TUEs, but they look like they are all wrong.Which athletes have TUEs for which medications?

Hurricane Harry wrote:

So why do Salazar's athletes have TUE's then?

No TUES needed for thyroid, but I believe Galen has a TUE for asthma inher.

rekrunner wrote:

Even the existence of irrefutable evidence does not prevent launching baseless lawsuits.

Lance retaliated outside of the courts too -- ask Christophe Bassons, for exercising his right to free speech, Filippo Simeoni, who told the truth about his own personal history, and Greg Lemond, who dared merely express his own mixed opinion.

The existence of evidence, or lack thereof, made no difference to Lance's ability to retaliate.

None of those situations have anything to do with what I said.

I'm just trying to connect what you said to reality.So how does irrefutable actual evidence prevent Lance from launching nuisance lawsuits, or pressuring sponsors to keep other athletes quiet, or using peer-pressure and intimidation to force cyclists out of the sport.Fear of retaliation can have a chilling effect on athletes coming forward and speaking the truth. Anonymity provides a shield that protects whistleblowers from retaliation. There is a valid need for anonymity.

gjfgfffgj wrote:

None of those situations have anything to do with what I said.

"To see large numbers of young, athletic males being treated for thyroid deficiency would be certainly considered unusual, if not a bit suspicious," said Ian Hay, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist who has practiced for 40 years. P. Reed Larsen, a Harvard Medical School endocrinologist, said, "I can't remember hearing or reading on [thyroid disorders in athletics] and I tend to be more of an investigator-type physician."

In athletic circles, Brown is a medical hero. He's a paid medical consultant to Nike Inc. The most renowned running coach at Nike, Alberto Salazar, calls Brown the best sports endocrinologist in the world.

"Best" meaning...?

Brown and a small camp of other endocrinologists argue that thyroid insufficiency can be signaled by a TSH level as low as 2, for which Brown cites some recently published research. By their standards, about 10% of the population is hypothyroid—double the 5% that is cited by mainstream endocrinology.

Jeffrey Garber, American College of Endocrinology president, said hypothyroidism increasingly is being diagnosed in people who don't have it, by endocrinologists whom Garber labeled as "alternative." "The alternative crowd is saying, 'Gee, this is why you're not feeling better, because these [mainstream] doctors are clueless,' " Garber said.

Even within the camp arguing for a broader definition of hypothyroidism, Brown stands apart for diagnosing it in young athletes. It's unclear exactly how many elite athletes are being treated for thyroid disorders, but of the 30 athletes who have trained with Salazar as part of Nike's elite team of distance runners, he said that five—or 17% --have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism. In a specialty accustomed to treating older women, Brown calls himself a pioneer for finding hypothyroidism in young athletes.

rekrunner wrote:

I'm just trying to connect what you said to reality.

So how does irrefutable actual evidence prevent Lance from launching nuisance lawsuits, or pressuring sponsors to keep other athletes quiet, or using peer-pressure and intimidation to force cyclists out of the sport.

Fear of retaliation can have a chilling effect on athletes coming forward and speaking the truth. Anonymity provides a shield that protects whistleblowers from retaliation. There is a valid need for anonymity.

gjfgfffgj wrote:

None of those situations have anything to do with what I said.

Exactly what is Lance's case going to be against someone who has provided a video tape and an audio recording of his doping? What is the nuisance?

As I see it the thyroid issue is a red herring. The money is scant, so let us stick to the list, specifically EPO, testosterone, HGH where we can see real performance changes related to them as such. I have yet to find a good argument to subjugate Thyroid therapy specifically just yet.

Did Lance Armstrong have "hypothyroidism"? That would be the tell-all.

rekrunner wrote:

Fear of retaliation can have a chilling effect on athletes coming forward and speaking the truth. Anonymity provides a shield that protects whistleblowers from retaliation. There is a valid need for anonymity.

Anonymity protects dopers, from people telling the truth.

Personally I have designed websites for more than 20 years, from scratch, so it would be extremely easy for me to create a website solely for the purpose of exposing these crooks.

Hurricane Harry wrote:

rekrunner wrote:

Are you sure? Exactly which banned performance enhancing drug(s) is/are involved?

From your article:

"The medication typically prescribed for hypothyroid is a synthetic thyroid hormone known generically as levothyroxine. That drug is not a banned substance by the World Anti-Doping Agency and by all accounts has never been shown to enhance performance. Taking it requires no disclosure, and no permission from antidoping authorities."

So why do Salazar's athletes have TUE's then?

I don't think it has ever been proven they have TUE's. It's just been assumed.