Floyd Landis - What can Cycling do to Prevent Cheating?

Complete program at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=1297

American cyclist Floyd Landis discusses the doping allegations surrounding his victory in the 2006 Tour de France, and gives his take on what steps professional cycling should take to discourage cheating.

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Floyd Landis talks about "Positively False: The Real Story of How I Won the Tour de France."

Landis, the American cyclist whose hard-earned 2006 Tour de France victory was stripped due to doping allegations, provides strong evidence to clear his name. He talks about the fascinating ups and downs of his life and his career. -- Book Passage

Floyd Landis is an American cyclist. He is a time-trial specialist as well as a climber. Landis turned professional in 1999 with the Mercury Cycling Team. He joined the US Postal Service team in 2002, and moved to the Phonak Hearing Systems team in 2005.

Landis is still officially the winner of the 2006 Tour de France, the third American to do so (after Greg LeMond and Lance Armstrong), though he is not considered by Tour officials to be the champion and his status as champion may be subject to change.

Landis failed a drug test which indicated a ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone of 11 to 1 (the legal limit is 4 to 1) and the presence of synthetic testosterone during one stage of the race and he is expected to have to forfeit his title.

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[SomeUsefulVids]

That's the first time I've seen a positive dope test called an "allegation".

It's also the first time I've seen a disqualification described as a victory.

[hdansin]

@SalviaSeatBelt I think he's coming to grips with the fact that he screwed up. and now he's trying to show that he wasn't the only one. If you look at it from his point of view, he's the only one that got punished for what he did. and now he's trying to bring into public view the truth which is that pretty much every high level competitive cyclist during his era doped.

[89Czeko]

Crock of shit, go fuck yourself Landis you fucking bastard.

[artysmokes]

@sskinner99 Amateur track cyclists that are doing it for "fun" rather than money are less likely to try and break the rules than professionals with rich contracts, but there have been plenty of Olympic track cyclists that have been caught doping in the past. In the 80s, several Eastern Bloc pursuit riders were suspected of - or busted for - using steroids. Track cyclists would use DIFFERENT drugs to Tour riders, I suppose, as they are more interested in power (HGH, roids) than endurance (EPO).

[artysmokes]

Landis cheated, but so do 99.9% of all pro cyclists. Whether it's hitching a ride on the back of a team car or taking some "supplements", cheating is never going to stop, because the rewards for winning are far greater than the penalties for getting caught. As long as people are gonna earn money from competing, they will cheat. I wish I knew a solution that would really put an end to doping.

[job112006]

research your stuff u dumn fuck

[hdansin]

@SalviaSeatBelt well he's trying, I mean he's going up against Lance, who has enormous resources...Lance has huge sway in cycling and he'll do anything to defend his image.Whereas Floyd has a reputation albeit and unfairly given one, for being 'dishonest'....which he was and is now trying to change. Though he has had some success in getting fromer Postal teammates to admit like Frankie andreu.

[spazamaquati]

its not cheating. its just become part of sports.