http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/apr05/apr20news
Armstrong comments on Hamilton verdict
Interviewed by Matt Lauer on the Today program,
America's top morning chat show, Lance Armstrong
said that despite the news about Hamilton's
suspension being hard to take, he has faith in the
medical processes used to fight doping in cycling,
and found the decision handed down by the United
States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as bittersweet.
"I have faith in the process [of medical control]...
and I know Tyler," Armstrong said. "And in my heart,
I find it very hard to believe that he did [blood
doping], but as I said, there is a process and at
the same time, it's a little bittersweet because my
long-time teammate, a Russian, Ekimov [lost to
Hamilton in Athens], so it's unfortunate."
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Quick, somebody tell the 3 arbitrators on the CAS
Panel that they had nothing to do with the Hamilton
decision. According to cyclingnews, USADA made it.
Thanks,
Magilla