Author Topic: Top tour de france rider has tested positive (Read 356 times)

Nilsen · « **on:** July 27, 2006, 04:53:49 AM »

They have not revealed who it is yet, but the test was taken the day Floyd Landis made his remarkable recovery. Floyd has disapeared and did not meet on start for the race he was supposed to start in yesterday and today. Nobody can get in touch with him or Phonak.

Press is ofcourse speculating that he is the one.

I really hope its someone else. The recovery he made that day was extremly fun to watch. I hope its anyone but him.

xrtoronto · « **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2006, 06:01:29 AM »

ruh-roh

JG_Sunbird · « **Reply #2 on:** July 27, 2006, 06:07:18 AM »

For a long long time in the early days of the Tour de France a mixture of heroin and alcohol were the perfect ''medicin'' for getting through this extreamly hard sportsevent! I'll drink to that!

Cheers

Nilsen · « **Reply #3 on:** July 27, 2006, 06:12:03 AM »

yup. they used to eat and drink well at resturants. they even brought cognac and port with them on their bikes... yet the stages were ALOT longer than they are now and the bikes crap compared to what they are now.

expat · « **Reply #4 on:** July 27, 2006, 09:59:33 AM »

apparently it is landis who tested positive

Yeager · « **Reply #5 on:** July 27, 2006, 10:05:21 AM »

are you.....positive?

Nilsen · « **Reply #6 on:** July 27, 2006, 10:05:59 AM »

thats a shame.. with his background he was not the one i thought would do something that stupid.

Testosterone could explain his rage when he got to the finish line. He hurled a bottle at a reporter.

kamilyun · « **Reply #7 on:** July 27, 2006, 10:52:19 AM »

I hope it's a mistake.

I hope it was someone trying to sabotage him.

Because if it wasn't...Landis, his 'doctor' (or his director?) are all just plain stupid.

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Edit:

Interesting reading. Extreme physical efforts induce testosterone production.

Article abstract #1

Article abstract #2

Nilsen · « **Reply #8 on:** July 27, 2006, 11:02:56 AM »

The Phonak team has been caught many times before so there may be a culture for cheating within the team.

Anyone busted for doping should be excluded for life. Take Basso as an ex.. he will race again soon in spain. Until the punishment for cheating gets tougher some will always risk it. If you are done in the sport after beeing caught then maybe you will think twice.

Sixpence · « **Reply #9 on:** July 27, 2006, 12:00:47 PM »

Lance was smart, he got out before he got caught

moot · « **Reply #10 on:** July 27, 2006, 01:42:11 PM »

The nurse assisting in Landis' sampling was paid by Pereiro's Squirrel team.