I believe them all…. at first… and I am usually disappointed
Ullrich. Okay… Ullrich is dead to rights for at least lying to us… so guilty. I believed Hamilton until VeloNews did a great point-counterpoint and there is no doubt that guy is guilty (as confirmed by CAS). Armstrong, I still believe to be innocent. Landis, is innocent until proven guilty, and it will be up to the arbitrators to decide at this point. I believed Sosa, Bonds and McGuire were clean. I never would have suspected Marion Jones. The list goes on.
Now though, poor Ian Thorpe is in the mix. I am going to believe this guy. He has always tested clean. He has been tested more often than any athlete except maybe the big guy Lance Armstrong. He has been outspoken against the lack of testing in swimming. He has agreed to have his blood saved for testing in the future. Then, while he isn’t even competing, he tests positive. The guy retires and he tests positive. It doesn’t make sense.
If I undersstand correctly, the postive findings were so baseless that the Australian authorities decided not to proceed. Yet FINA, the international governing body similar to the UCI, appealed to CAS.
Hopefully, Thorpe will learn from Landis and use the WIKI defense and keep everything public. After all, even as an American, I want to believe this guy.