What that riddle doesn't state is whether the rider thinks, and whether the cycling community thinks, that the practices of the certain French lab that will be testing his samples are in line with WADA's own principles and in accordance with "best practices" for Olympic-type testing. If I were a clean rider, but I did not believe that the lab is reliable when it comes up with non-negatives, I would be worried about the lab deliberately or inadvertently distorting my "real" results (of being a clean rider).
As demonstrated by the independent arbitration panel that supported LA's arguments, the French lab at issue is not only not following standard testing procedures (including WADA's own Code), but also many parties other than the cyclists have very questionable conduct involved here.
As demonstrated by the independent arbitration panel that supported LA's arguments, the French lab at issue is not only not following standard testing procedures (including WADA's own Code), but also many parties other than the cyclists have very questionable conduct involved here.