Jul 27, 2006 0
WTF Landis Tests Positive
Specualtion turned to fact and Phonak has anounced that Floyd Landis was the positive drug test of the Tour. The Tour winner tested positive for unusually high amounts of testosterone/epitestosterone. So far, this is only the A sample, another test needs to be run for the B sample to confirm the positive.
The Swiss-based Phonak said in a statement on it Web site that it was notified by the UCI Wednesday that Landis’ sample showed “an unusual level of testosterone/epitestosterone” when he was tested after stage 17 of the race last Thursday.
“The team management and the rider were both totally surprised of this physiological result,” the statement said.
Phonak said Landis would ask for analysis of his backup “B” sample “to prove either that this result is coming from a natural process or that this is resulting from a mistake.”
This is shocking news after the Operation Puerto fallout that implicated Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich. This result is inexplicable… More news and reactions will follow as the story develops.