July 27, 2006
MAYBE IT'S JUST HIGH COMPARED TO FRENCHMEN?:
Tour De France Winner Flunks Drug Test (AP, July 27, 2006)
Tour de France champion Floyd Landis tested positive for high levels of testosterone during the race, his Phonak team said Thursday.Posted by Orrin Judd at July 27, 2006 10:48 AMThe statement came a day after the UCI, cycling's governing body, said an unidentified rider had failed a drug test during the Tour.
The Swiss-based Phonak said in a statement on it Web site that it was notified by the UCI Wednesday that Landis' sample showed "an unusual level of testosterone/epitestosterone" when he was tested after stage 17 of the race last Thursday.
"The team management and the rider were both totally surprised of this physiological result," the statement said.
Phonak said Landis would ask for analysis of his backup "B" sample "to prove either that this result is coming from a natural process or that this is resulting from a mistake."
So, what happens? Do they strip him of the title?
Posted by: pchuck at July 27, 2006 10:52 AMMan, that headline must've wrote itself. I had exactly the same thought when I saw the piece, and was just about to email you when I saw that you'd posted.
(Hope it's a false positive.)
Posted by: Jim in Chicago at July 27, 2006 11:21 AMThey're up against a Yank with both of his testicles. Small wonder they're suspicious.
Posted by: joe shropshire at July 27, 2006 11:41 AMHe couldn't be that stupid, could he?
Posted by: erp at July 27, 2006 12:41 PMerp
Yes. Probably he's been riding bikes 7 days a week since he was 13. You expect Einstein?
Posted by: h-man at July 27, 2006 1:11 PMIts quite possible that the experience of winning elevated his testosterone.
Posted by: Brad at July 28, 2006 11:22 AM