Landis appeals to regain his title
10 October 2007
By Justin Cooper
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Floyd Landis is appealing, for the final time, to reclaim his 2006 Tour de France title.
An arbitration panel ruled against Landis last month, upholding the results of a test that showed the American cyclist used synthetic testosterone to fuel his spectacular comeback Tour victory. That decision meant Landis must forfeit his title and is subject to a two-year ban, retroactive to Jan. 30.
I highly doubt he will win this appeal, even with the support of Lance Armstrong. I wonder how long it’s going to take to clean out the dopers from cycling?
Update: If your looking for more information regarding the Landis appeals, a good resource can be located at the trust but verify blog (they are very much in support of Landis).
[...] is, of course, assuming that Floyd Landis latest appeal isn’t [...]
[...] Well, congratulations to Oscar Pereiro, who is now the official winner of the 2006 Tour de France.  Pereiro was the second in line after Floyd Landis was found doping, and his latest appeals failed. [...]
[...] in any case, a three month ban is pretty short compared to Landis, and others [...]
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