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 Floyd Landis in 2009 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Floyd Landis |
| Born | October 14, 1975 Farmersville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Professional teams | |
| 1999–2001 | Mercury |
| 2002–2004 | U.S. Postal Service |
| 2005–2006 | Phonak |
| 2009 | OUCH–Maxxis |
| 2010 | Bahati Foundation |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
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Floyd Landis (born October 14, 1975) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. At the 2006 Tour de France, he would have been the third non-European winner in the event's history, but was disqualified after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The competition was ultimately won by Óscar Pereiro.[1]
Landis was an all-around rider, with special skills in climbing, time-trialing, and descending. He turned professional in 1999 with the Mercury Cycling Team, joined the U.S. Postal Service team in 2002, and moved to the Phonak Hearing Systems team in 2005. In January 2010, a French judge issued a national arrest warrant for Landis on computer hacking charges related to the 2006 Tour de France, stage 17 doping allegations.[2][3]
In 2010 Landis maintained his innocence and mounted a defense. Although his legal team documented inconsistencies in the handling and evaluation of his urine samples, the disqualification was upheld. He was suspended from professional competition through January 30, 2009, following an arbitration panel's 2-to-1 ruling on September 20, 2007. He appealed the result of the arbitration hearing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which subsequently upheld the panel's ruling.[4] In January 2011, he was unable to find a new team, which effectively ended his professional career.[5] On May 20, 2010, after almost four years of contesting the allegations, Landis admitted to doping, and revealed that Lance Armstrong and many other top riders who rode on his team doped as well.[6][7]
- ^ "Phonak Cycling Team to clarify consequences". Phonak Cycling Team. August 5, 2006. Archived from the original on August 27, 2006. Retrieved August 5, 2006.
- ^ Jolly, David. (February 19, 2010) "Arrest Warrant For Floyd Landis". The New York Times, 2010-02-15. Nytimes.com. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
- ^ "Floyd Landis hacked into anti-doping agency computers says France". Newsolio, February 15, 2010.
- ^ "BBC Cycling News, June 8th 2008, Landis ban appeal is turned down". BBC News. June 30, 2008. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
- ^ "Landis retires from cycling, effective immediately". Cyclingnews.com. Future Publishing Limited. January 18, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
- ^ Albergotti, Reed (May 20, 2010). "Cyclist Floyd Landis Admits Doping, Alleges Use by Armstrong and Others". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
- ^ Bonnie D. Ford (May 20, 2010). "Landis admits doping, accuses Lance". ESPN.