Landis denies cheating to win Tour
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Floyd Landis says he didn't cheat to win the Tour de France, he doesn't know why he tested positive for high testosterone and he's sure he can clear his name. Even if he does, the American cyclist said, the disgrace of doping will probably follow him forever.
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PARIS Tyler Hamilton, the American bicycle racer who won an Olympic gold medal in the time trial last month in Athens, strongly denied Tuesday that he had used illegal performance-enhancing blood transfusions there and in the major race in Spain.
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Tour de France winner Floyd Landis   has undergone successful surgery to repair his injured right   hip, his spokesman said on Thursday.
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Tour de France winner Floyd Landis will not take part in this year's race so he can concentrate on fighting doping charges on one front rather than two.
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It could be a month or more before arbitrators decide whether Floyd Landis used synthetic testosterone during his victory in last yearâs Tour de France.
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Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has said he will not take part in this year's race, the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) announced on Thursday.
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Yaroslav Popovych won stage 12 of the Tour de France on Friday, while American Floyd Landis retained the yellow jersey of the overall leader.
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland  - Floyd Landis's decision last week to appeal against the stripping of his 2006 Tour de France title means the American joins a long list of athletes whose fates have been determined by the powerful but discreet Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
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The attorney for cyclist Floyd Landis took issue with the international cycling federation for leaking the results of the Tour de France winner's positive "A" sample drug test, saying it breached the organization's own rules.
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Lab tests show that some of the testosterone in Floyd Landis' urine sample taken at the Tour de France was synthetic and not naturally produced by his body as he had claimed, according to a newspaper report.
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The French Anti-Doping agency (AFLD) said on Wednesday it would not rule on Tour de France champion Floyd Landis's doping case until an American arbitration panel had announced the outcome of its own hearing.
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PARIS -- Tour de France chief Patrice Clerc said he considers Floyd Landis a cheater who has discredited cycling's showcase race.
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Tour de France champion Floyd Landis, whose initial doping tests turned up positive, gets another chance to clear his name when a second set is expected to be released on Saturday.
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The man who stands to inherit the 2006 Tour de France title from Floyd Landis was relieved to hear the American's positive doping test was upheld by arbitrators Thursday.
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The attorney for cyclist Floyd Landis criticized the International Cycling Union on Wednesday for leaking the results of the Tour de France winner's positive "A" sample drug test, saying it breached the organization's own rules.
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Floyd Landis' attorney figures if the American cyclist couldn't win his doping case, nobody can. Maurice Suh said Friday that Landis was discouraged and needed time to consider his options, which include an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and even possible litigation outside the anti-doping system.
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Tour de France winner Floyd Landis should learn on Thursday whether he has any chance of competing in this year's race.