Landis fails drug test at Tour de France
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Tour de France champion Floyd Landis tested positive for high levels of testosterone during the race, his Phonak team said Thursday on its website, raising questions about his victory. The team suspended Landis, pending results of the backup "B" sample of his drug test, just four days after Landis stood on the victory podium on the Champs-Elysees, succeeding seven-time winner Lance Armstrong as an American winner in Paris...
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Sad if true. America has won the last 8 Tour de France's, 7 by Armstrong, and after all the dope allegations that Lance went through and proved to be false, this is just sad.
I guess we should just accept that all sports are on dope....Next up, ping pong players on speed....
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