It is odd that the author,who obviously see's the French as snobbish and unreliable,would think the samples could be accepted if only blind tested by nuetral labs.
I agree with you,that's a tremendous flaw in the authors argument.Thanks for pointing it out!
Another factoid. The alleged sample was a "B" sample. According to WADA rules, if the "A" sample tests negative, the "B" sample is to be destroyed after a certain amount of time. I don't know what the specified time is, I need to check my references on drug control. Of course the half life of the substances in question come into play here.