So who won the tour from 1999 to 2005

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9:02pm, 16 Feb 2018
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larkim
As for it not being resolved yet - that's 100% in the hands of the UCI.
SPR
Feb 2018
9:47pm, 16 Feb 2018
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SPR
As usual, Inrng has a good summary on this:

Froome-quently Asked Questions

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Feb 2018
9:59pm, 16 Feb 2018
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larkim
Good article, thanks.
Mar 2018
10:42am, 2 Mar 2018
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Chrisull
The Sky hole just got deeper - the testosterone patches they claimed they never ordered and it was an "administrative mistake"... turns out that they did order them...

dailymail.co.uk

This is not going to end well for Sky is it?
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11:42am, 2 Mar 2018
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Velociraptor
Hasn't it already been claimed that the testosterone patches were for personal use by Dr Freeman or Sir Dave and not for the athletes?

[I could be imagining that.]
Mar 2018
11:46am, 2 Mar 2018
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Chrisull
Yes, I've read the rumour it is has been said that they were for "personal use" and in the bedroom as well (which apparently is bonkers, because they don't work in that way). I couldn't find the link.

The original refutation said they were ordered by administrative mistake, and not by Sky directly. Which is why the interest now, as the original refutation is at best "mistaken" and at worst "a lie".
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12:00pm, 2 Mar 2018
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Velociraptor
Yes, if you're going to tell a lie you need to be clever enough to maintain the same lie.
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12:26pm, 2 Mar 2018
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larkim
I refuse to take anything written in the daily mail at face value!!
Mar 2018
3:32pm, 2 Mar 2018
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Chrisull
Matt Lawton is of course the journo who broke the whole jiffy bag scandal first....

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3:46pm, 2 Mar 2018
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larkim
Depends whether you think the jiffy bag was a scandal or just a storm in a teacup though.

For me, it was the latter, even if what we learned subsequently in terms of their processes and record keeping was a bit of an eye opener.

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