> Landis's B sample also tests positive

Safin

PARIS (AP) -- Tour de France champion Floyd Landis' backup urine sample confirmed high levels of testosterone, cycling's governing body said Saturday, raising the prospect that he could lose his title.

Following the results of the "B" sample, Landis was expected to be fired by his Swiss team, Phonak, which had suspended him pending the results. He also faces a two-year ban from USA Cycling, which is responsible for sanctions against the American rider.
"The analysis of the sample B of Floyd Landis's urine has confirmed the result of an adverse analytical finding notified by the Anti-doping laboratory of Paris on 26th July, following the analysis of the sample A," the International Cycling Union said, referring to the Chatenay-Malabry lab outside Paris.

The confirmed test sets off what could now be months of appeals and arguments by Landis, who repeatedly has claimed his innocence and vowed to fight the allegations.

If held up, Landis would become the first winner of cycling's premier race to lose his Tour title over doping allegations.

Well a sad day in an already tarnished history of cycling.

Nikhil

This is absolutely sad !! I was shockedwhen I read it.

I doubt if he can properly prove his innocence now....

Safin

if he is innocent that is.
Its hard to believe now that he is. that high level of testosterone is certainly not naturally produced as he claims

Nikhil

so true.....

And one report was saying that it was synthetically produced Testosterone and not normal testosterone.....

I feel bad for him, but if he is guilty then he deserves everything he gets !!

Safin

Some new update on this story.
floyd landis has gone online to plead his innocense.

Los Angeles, October 12, 2006 – Floyd Landis, 2006 Tour de France winner, has made public his case documents that use fact-based science to support his innocence in the alleged positive doping test of July 20, 2006. The following documents are available for download from Box.net - Free Online File Storage, Internet File Sharing, RSS Sharing, Access Documents & Files Anywhere, Backup Data, Share Files

* Attorney Howard Jacobs’ motion for dismissal, submitted to the Anti-Doping Review Board (ADRB) on September 11, 2006
* The complete World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) document package, inclusive of the testing information from Landis’ ‘A’ and ‘B’ samples
* A PowerPoint presentation created by Arnie Baker, M.D. with specific reference to:
o The details of the carbon isotope ratio test (CIR), demonstrating that the CIR conducted on Landis’ urine sample does not meet the WADA criteria for a positive doping test
o Demonstration of an unacceptable variation in sample testing results
o Errors in fundamental testing procedure and protocol

The case files can be downloaded by going to Box.net - Free Online File Storage, Internet File Sharing, RSS Sharing, Access Documents & Files Anywhere, Backup Data, Share Files, clicking “LOGIN” and using PublicAccess as both the Login and Password.