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June 30, 2008
Fail!
I know there are probably about 2 people on this blog (including me) who dig pro cycling, but -- breaking news -- Floyd Landis is done.
“Consequently, Floyd Landis is disqualified from the Tour de France 2006 and is suspended for a period of two years starting from 30 January 2007. Floyd Landis has been ordered to pay the sum of $100,000 to the United States Anti-doping Agency (USADA) as a contribution towards its costs in the CAS arbitration.”
He's from Ephrata, which is about 10 miles from here, so I really, really have been trying to root for the local guy -- but jeebus. According to anti-doping people, his testosterone/epitestosterone level was 11 to 1 -- triple the normal level after Stage 17 in 2006. That doesn't happen naturally.
UPDATE: Landis escapes from the authorities:
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Posted By Bob Cesca | June 30, 2008 6:46 PM
Comments
Remember when Americans were the ones who screamed the loudest about cheaters? Now, we cheat more than anyone else.
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at June 30, 2008 7:40 PM
I still think he got off easy, but I don't know what else can be done. He can be forced to pay any price, but the race can't have a "do-over". The sport got stronger today by the loss of a doper.
Posted by: IntoxiNation at June 30, 2008 8:10 PM
Bob, that video of "Floyd" had me laughing so hard that tears came to my eyes. It's a funny spin on a sad case. There's still a large part of me that has faith in Floyd Landis, and always will.
Posted by: NorCalNative at July 1, 2008 2:39 PM
