Topic: Sports
2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis failed his "B" sample this morning, confirmed reports that he did in fact take testosterone during his massive comeback to win this year's crown of all cycling races.
Following the announcment, he was fired by his team, Phonak, and notified that unless there is a major immediate change, his Tour de France title will be stripped and given to runner up, Spaniard Oscar Pereiro.
Landis will of course appeal, but even if he wins, he will no doubt always be thought of as a cheater. Pereiro was very forgiving of Landis, and even said he considered him his friend. Now it's up to time and probably another batch of tests, which could take up to six months, before any concrete finale is met. But we can finally say that Floyd Landis has let us down, as well as the entire cycling community.
This is the first time in the 103 year history of the race that a champion will ever be stripped of his title.
