Hey, Floyd Landis...SHUT UP
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Is anyone else sick of Floyd Landis acting like he's done nothing wrong? Seriously, how many times did this guy test positive? A samples, B samples, it doesn't matter to me. He pissed in a cup and it showed that he had cheated. Period. End of story. This idiot is still trying to clear his name. That's like Mike Vick becoming an employee at PetsMart.
Jokes aside, he is hoping arbitrators in the Court of Arbitration for Sport will reverse an earlier decision to ban him for two years and strip him of his title for using performance-enhancing drugs.
"I hope that the arbitrators of the case will fairly address the facts showing that the French laboratory made mistakes, which resulted in a false positive," Landis said. "Although the process of proving my innocence has been difficult for me and my family, I will not stop trying to prove my innocence."
According to the Associated Press, last month a panel sponsored by the American Arbitration Association ruled against Landis, confirming the results of a test that showed he used synthetic testosterone to fuel his unbelievable comeback victory. That decision meant Landis had to forfeit his title and is subject to a two-year ban.
A ceremony is scheduled Monday in Madrid, where Landis' yellow jersey will be awarded to second-place finisher Oscar Pereiro. The International Cycling Union declared Pereiro the winner a day after last months ruling. If Landis loses his final appeal, he'll remain the first person in the 105-year history of the Tour to lose the title because of a doping offense.
I know that the whole French-American rivalry has sparked some hated emotions across the pond when it comes to cycling, but Landis has to be out of his mind. If the French are set on making an American life this miserable, on purpose and out of spite, then we have an entirely different problem that could go beyond cycling and sports in general. But I don't believe that for a second. I can't see that happening, not even in France. Maybe I'm being naive, but in my mind, no person could be that spiteful or jealous of an American athlete to take it to such extremes...unless they're riding bare-back on a camel through former Mesopotamia sporting a head-dress waiving a sword and pretending to be a revolutionary when they're really being a coward.
Until proven otherwise, Landis is no more than the Marion Jones of cycling.
