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Landis’ sample ‘A’ reveals high levels of testosterone
I rolled back into town this morning and, lo’ and behold, another media storm around a drug scandal in cycling. Am I surprised? A bit. But I’d also be choked if I were Landis — how is he going to get fair treatment of his b-sample with all of his dirty laundry already out on the line?
Poking around quickly, I did get a chuckle out when I read some stuff that was credited to UCI prez Pat McQuaid where he lets everyone know that he’s bummed out by the positive test result:
I will say that I am extremely angry and feel very let down by this. The credibility of the sport is at stake.
Pro cycling as credible? Umm, Pat? The credibility of your sport is already in shambles. C’mon man.
At least Floyd has his good health to fall back on. No, wait….
Related entries - weboblogs
Again, mostly the same stories referenced here, but there are some good little tidbits of info and some fairly strong opinions…
- Cyclosm: It was Landis, in the Alps, with the testosterone | The Passion of The Floyd
- Podium Cafe: You brought this on yourselves. A follow up on the Cosmo’s entry on Cyclosm.
- Cyclogblog.com: Tour winner Landis fails dope test | Reaction to Landis positive
- tdfblog.com: Landis over threshold for testosterone at Tour
- Spinopsys: Waiting for the “B” side
- Boulder Report: Tour de Speculation. Via Tidbits and more.
Related stories - MSM
Pretty much the same story from a bunch of different news sources. I’ll update with links to cycling ‘blogs later in the day.
- Yahoo! Sports: Team says Landis tested positive during Tour de France
- CyclingNews.com: Phonak confirms Landis positive
- VeloNews: Phonak comfirms Landis rider in question
- Sports Illustrated: Landis tests positive
- Sports Illustrated: Landis denies cheating
- Eurosport.com: Landis to know his fate by Monday
1. Posted by Cory | 12:13 pm, 27 July 2006
Also, notice that I’m not bagging on Landis! The politics surround pro cycling seem so crooked to regular fans like me that I’m skeptical about any announcement from the sport’s governing / meddling bodies.
Why? Because five of the Astana Wurth dudes who were forced out of this year’s Tour were formally cleared by Spanish courts. And you know who was on this team? How pissed would you be if you were Vinokourov and lost a really legitimate shot at the yellow jersey because some suit decided some of your teammates might have been involved in a doping ring, only to find out after the Tour was finished that it was all good.
No harm, no foul, right?