NYT: New Finding Challenges Tour Champ's Claim

[stopbush]

New Finding Challenges Tour Champ's Claim

By JULIET MACUR
Published: August 1, 2006
Tests performed on the cyclist Floyd Landis’s initial urine sample showed that some of the testosterone in his body had come from an external source and was not naturally produced by his own system, according to a person at the International Cycling Union with knowledge of the results.

That finding contradicts what Landis has claimed in his defense since the disclosure last week that he had tested positive for an elevated ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone during the Tour de France.

During a news conference in Madrid on Friday, Landis said: “We will explain to the world why this is not a doping case, but a natural occurrence.” He explained that the testosterone levels throughout his career were “natural and produced by my own organism.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/01/sports/othersports/01landis.html?hp&ex=1154491200&en=3f51b3d7def2bbea&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[Broken_Hero]

1. I have been keeping up on this via

espn, and his excuse seemed pretty "flimsy" at best. Same with the Gatlin runner guy, both guy's, their excuses were something, I would expect to hear from 2yr olds...

[SoCalDem]

2. excuse me while I

Y A W N !

I almost wisdh that every sport had a big ole table with EVERY dru..just laid out there.. Use it? Don;t use it?

Quit paying for extra stats.. Flat fees for all players..based on years played..

With any luck they will dope themselves into oblivion, and we'll be done with them..

a bunch of overpaid primadonnas being paid more than they ever should be...for remaining a kid...:puke:

[Redneck Socialist]

3. Well, that's too bad

It was a great story while it lasted.

[stopbush]

4. That's what my mother-in-law said when the real Jessica Lynch

story broke.

A lie is a lie.