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2006 Tour de France - Floyd Landis

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What I expect to happen is to see the French strip Landis of his title.
Justified or not!
They want to make an example and who better than an American.
Notice how they are still attacking Armstrong.
It angers them that they, the French, can't win "their own" race.
 
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Taos, the more I read the less and less I believe Floyd. No way to get synthesised testosterone into you with out some cheating going on. Forget the 11:1 ratio (when 1:1 is normal and 4:1 is reason for suspension), having lab made performance enhancers in your body looses your credibility.
As a point in fact, the UCI can ban him for just a single positive of synth testosterone, they do not even need the confirmation of the B sample to kick him out for 2 years.
I say just get your hip fixed, take it like a man and make a comeback in 08.
 
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Steve19 said:
There is breaking news in South Africa of an AP report that Landis' second sample has tested positive.

Backup Sample on Landis Is Positive
PARIS (AP) --

Tour de France champion Floyd Landis' "B" sample confirms high levels of testosterone.

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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/C/CYC_LANDIS_DOPING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2006-08-05-04-41-35

Experts here speculate that he will be banned for two years and be stripped of the title.
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Here is the AP wire release I referred to a few minutes ago.
 
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Bummer. Wish I could continue to defend him, but at this point I can't think of a good argument.

Interestingly, one of the few voices still on his side is Pereiro. I heard a quote from him the ohter day saying that Landis was the champion regardless of what he did. That folks don't understand how the cycling works and that these substances don't decide the race.

But even if that were true Landis would not deserve the title as he did not compete with Basso and Ullrich - his fellow druggies.

I don't know if I can even watch the race in the future. How can you celebrate a great performance when you are wondering what the rider was on? Its like looking for a flag after a great kickoff return, only the flag isn't thrown for several days.

Such a shame. Not good for the sport. Not good for anybody.
 
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I still say if they want to do it, let them. As long as their hematocrit is under 50 let 'er rip. Pharmaceuticals are just hi-tech vitamins. I am dead serious.

It would be cool as shit to see someone climb l'alpe D'huez averaging 30+ mph and 12% grade.
 
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There can be 2 schools of thought.
1. He cheated, they all do. Landis stupidly got caught.

2. The French were out to get an American, no matter what.
The testing is supposed to be "random".
Yea! Right! Just ask Armstrong how "random" it is!
So, by finding Landis "guilty" we have a guilt by association thing.
"Landis cheated so Armstrong cheated."
 
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I'm pretty sure the stage-winner, which Landis was in stage 17, always get tested. He stated that he was tested at least 7 times during the tour.

Although the 11:1 ratio and the synthetic testosterone found in the samples taken after stage 17 are damning, I'm still curious to know the results of the other samples from Landis.
 
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An interview with Landis was broadcast on CNN last night here in South Africa. Landis maintained his innocence. I think the gist of his argument will be to attack the veracity of the testing.

He said that he could not discuss all of the issues surrounding the test but did point out that (a) the lab is the same lab found to have produced bogus tests in the Lance Armstrong tests, (b) every stage winner was tested, so he knew if he won the stage he would be tested, (c) the tests are supposed to remain anonymous, yet the testers knew the samples were his, which was the case in the Armstrong tests.

I heard most of the interview and the interviewer said that he was impressed by Landis' calm demeanor and by his assertions of innocence. I left it with the thought that his tests might have been tampered with.

Maybe this isn't as bad as it looks or maybe he is just trying to put lipstick on a pig, but this thing isn't over yet.
 
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I am sorry but as soon as the athlete starts attacking the testers and talking like he heard shots from the grassy knoll I loose interest. I have been down this road with Tyler Hamilton and got burned.

Bottom line, you do not ride off the front of the entire bike race and win by 7 min after a crushing bonk and expect me to believe that it was because he was fully hydrated. Bull shit.

I said it the day he won the stage, I am glad as long as he does not fail the test because humans do not perform like that without help.
 
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