Tour de france: Floyd Landis

[ThinkTank]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060728/ap_on_sp_ot/cyc_floyd_landis



Scam? No scam?

Personally, I think he took some sort of drug to get his testosterone level up. With a screwed up hip how could he have moved up about 7-8 spots in one leg of the race?

Comments?

[Draquist]

He lives in my area so I say he didnt cheat! :bigsmile:

[Cuathon]

meh cortisone...

[speaker4thedead]

I dont think he took anything, he deservs it

[|ReNeGaDe|]

I think he took some type of drug to help him. With a broken hip he would have needed a miracle.

[speaker4thedead]

Depends how much he wonted to win.

[bobdagangsta]

He lives in my area so I say he didnt cheat! :bigsmile:

Word. He lives near me too.

[speaker4thedead]

So draq and bob also live near each other?

[Serge]

Haha! Long live the Pennsylvania Dutch.

Anyway, I mean, unless they tell me what he took, meh. He could just have a high level of testosterone in his body. I've heard of some guys having low levels. Also, the Tour duh Freedom is pretty lame to begin with...

[Ignition]

Who cares Lance is just going to win again any ways. Go armstrong!

[Realist]

Who cares Lance is just going to win again any ways. Go armstrong!

:|

[Hatchet Klown]

I think he took some type of drug to help him. With a broken hip he would have needed a miracle.

Perhaps you need to read the articles. He had an exception from the International Cycling Commission to take cortisone shots for his hip... Also it isnt a broken hip, its a degenerative condition that I am unfamiliar with, but he is having surgery to attempt to correct it.

Until his "Example B" comes back, I will stand on the side of Landis.

[Office_Shredder]

Personally, I think he took some sort of drug to get his testosterone level up. With a screwed up hip how could he have moved up about 7-8 spots in one leg of the race?


With a screwed up hip, how could he be one of the best cyclists in the world in the first place?

Answer: Because the hip isn't stopping him :rolleyes:

Your logic sucks hard

[Sodamoeba]

Word. He lives near me too.

Same...:)

[ThinkTank]

Perhaps you need to read the articles. He had an exception from the International Cycling Commission to take cortisone shots for his hip... Also it isnt a broken hip, its a degenerative condition that I am unfamiliar with, but he is having surgery to attempt to correct it.

Until his "Example B" comes back, I will stand on the side of Landis.


http://orthopedics.about.com/od/famousinjuries/p/landis.htm


Who cares Lance is just going to win again any ways. Go armstrong!
Are you being sarcastic. : /

With a screwed up hip, how could he be one of the best cyclists in the world in the first place?

Answer: Because the hip isn't stopping him :rolleyes:

Your logic sucks hard

No comment. :)

[Hatchet Klown]

Thank you for supporting me in the fact that his hip wasnt broken... It was broken pre-2004 (article isnt specific) but rather he is fighting an advanced case of arthritis in his hip, which he had permission to take Cortisone shots to allow him to cycle on par with the other cyclists.

I believe that these shots could have caused the hormonal imbalance which lead to his positive test for high testosterone levels. Which would make it a "negative" test by default. Thus, he would retain the Tour Championship.

*he fades back, shoots, its good!*

[R G]

I think if you compared the Testosterone levels of any American male to that of a French male it would be higher...you can draw you own conclusions from this theory. :rolleyes:

[endless]

Americans just have BIG BALLS. Thats all it is...

[bloodreign]

I will have to stay impartial till the test results come back.
Too many athletes take banned substances and point their success to "ADVANCED TRAINING" or a new diet.

But if "DRINKING alcohol" increased his testosterone maybe everyone of those cyclists should grab a 40 pounder chug it back and saddle up. THAT WOULD MAKE THE SPORT MORE INTERESTING!.

Although if i was a betting man i would put the odds at 95% that he did cheat. I mean he is 30, has a degenerative hip condition, and was waaay behind in the standings at that point

[lazygun]

Druggies with Wheels,like who cares anymore?...:(

[ThinkTank]

Thank you for supporting me in the fact that his hip wasnt broken... It was broken pre-2004 (article isnt specific) but rather he is fighting an advanced case of arthritis in his hip, which he had permission to take Cortisone shots to allow him to cycle on par with the other cyclists.

I believe that these shots could have caused the hormonal imbalance which lead to his positive test for high testosterone levels. Which would make it a "negative" test by default. Thus, he would retain the Tour Championship.

*he fades back, shoots, its good!*


Jan '03

[T3km4n]

I voted no because no one deserves the disgrace of getting a French award.

[Hatchet Klown]

HAHAHAHA!!!

The french arent that bad... THEY ARE WORSE!!!!

[Megabyte]

Scam? No scam?

Personally, I think he took some sort of drug to get his testosterone level up. With a screwed up hip how could he have moved up about 7-8 spots in one leg of the race?




training?

I hate people who aren't part of the athletic sport and believe they know what is and isn't possible.

[Ditch Water]

Floyd Landis proclaims his innocence

AKA

"EXTRA! EXTRA! We're the French and We're Making More Drug Accusations (Like We Did Against Lance) Because We're Pissed Off About The Americans Winning Our Tour for the Eighth Straight Year!"

[Lex]

HE didn't have a high testosterone level... he had a high ratio of tesosterone to epi-testosterone, cause by having too few epi testosterone, which may be cause by his cortisone or because of him drinking beers before the 17th stage...

[R G]

Americans just have BIG BALLS. Thats all it is...

It could also be that they were comparing the Testoterone levels between Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis....Lance only had one Ball...:bigsmile:

[The Cheat]

AKA

"EXTRA! EXTRA! We're the French and We're Making More Drug Accusations (Like We Did Against Lance) Because We're Pissed Off About The Americans Winning Our Tour for the Eighth Straight Year!"


That is all that really needs to be said.