“Floyd Landis lost his expensive and explosive doping case Thursday when the arbitrators upheld the results of a test that showed the 2006 Tour de France champion used synthetic testosterone to fuel his spectacular comeback victory, The Associated Press has learned.
“The decision means Landis, who repeatedly has denied using performance-enhancing drugs, must forfeit his Tour de France title and is subject to a two-year ban, retroactive to Jan. 30, 2007.”
He’s got one more potential appeal, but I’m really hoping he just lets it go. I know he will probably fight this out to the bitter end, but I really want to see an end to this particular story. The ongoing Puerto fallout is more than enough for the sport to deal with (see the story surrounding Valverde and next weeks World Championships for evidence of that…)
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