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I like Tyler but he's been lying to cover up more lies for the last 5 years. That's the awful thing about a corrupt system, it makes bad guys out of good guys.

I just hope he decides to tell all and add some more fuel to the growing fire. What does he have to lose now?

Most people who've written and met Tyler seem to say he's a really nice guy. I always enjoyed watching him race.

But the guy's an on record liar. It seems you don't have a clue what you're talking about Nolan. There was no arbitration on Tyler's positive olympic case, as Tyler's B sample was frozen. Upon finding no evidence of blood doping in the B sample as the red blood cells had been damaged by the freezing the IOC immediately ruled no case to answer. Russia asked for abitration to get their rider the gold medal. CAS turned this down in their appeal.

Tyler failed two tests for blood doping that year, and also had a previous test that was 129.9 for mature RBC's. That's only about a score of 35 over and above what is considered normal for an athelte.

When Tyler claimed there was a likelihood of a false positive on his Vuelta, he had NO evidence to back this up and it was discounted by that CAS appeal. How can there be a high chance of a false positive if they do not know what the chance was??????? That's absolute illogical idiocy. There is a chance of false positive, as with all tests. However trials of the test have shown that it is highly accurate. As these trials are difficult to run and small in nature, no one could definitely state the possible number of false positives per say 1000 tests: Unlike say an HIV test were no doubt millions have been done and they know the false positive rates almost exactly. If the evidence is imperfect, but points to the conclusion that the test is very accurate IT DAMN WELL MEANS THAT THE ONLY EVIDENCE SHOWS THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE OF A FALSE POSITIVE.

I liked Tyler and loved watching him but he's part of the problem. Three failed tests, one unbelievably questionable test and a wealth of information on him from Operation Puerto prove he is part of the lying gene in cycling. You believe him, but their is no conspiracy with the idiots illogical probability defense. Strange isn't it if Tyler believes that, that he doesn't take any of these bodies responsible for the tests or providing the information on in a civil case where he'd quite clearly be able to sue for millions in damages?

Colin

Thank you for giving Tyler a forum
As a homeboy from Marblehead (although I've never met him) I check up on Tyler from time to time. I was very disappointed in my town when they took down Tyler's sign. In your interview he referred to the questionable Olympics test. I read the arbitrators decision and felt the dissenting guy was the only one who actually understood that there was a very high chance for a false positive, and that they did not know what that chance was.
This has pissed me off for years. Now that I know they are no longer using that test I am livid.
I'm almost disappointed that Tyler was so low key about the system that ended his career, but I'm happy he's OK with where he is.
Good job, good interview.
Nolan

Respect to TH after this interview.

Shows that the human element to all this is paramount.

Amen.

J

He seems like a really nice guy, I have to say - so much so that I find it quite hard to square all the "I believe Tyler" stuff with THIS Tyler.

Good interview, and it brought out a side of him that I'd not given a great deal of thought. My personal feeling is that he's probably better off out of professional cycling - I hope things work out for him.