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July 27, 2006
by Carolyn
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WTF?!

From CNN.com a few minutes ago:

Landis tests positive
Phonak: Tour winner had high levels of testosterone
Posted: Thursday July 27, 2006 10:16AM; Updated: Thursday July 27, 2006 10:31AM

LONDON (AP) — Tour de France champion Floyd Landis tested positive for high levels of testosterone during the race, his Phonak team said Thursday on its Web site.

The statement came a day after cycling’s world governing body said an unidentified rider had failed a drug test during the Tour.

Copyright 2006 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

The ONLY thing I can think of is that prior to the tour, when the news broke about his bad hip – it was reported that he had a shot of cortizone, but that shouldn’t produce a result like that.

Goodness – what the fuck is going on with this sport?!?! Continue reading