Floyd Landis is a professional cyclist who won the 2006 Tour de France. In September 2007, Landis was stripped of his championship title for allegedly using performance-enhancing drugs. Landis appealed the decision but lost when a panel ruled on June 30, 2008, that his original positive doping test was valid.
On September 26, 2008, it was reported that Landis planned to appeal to U.S. Federal Courts that his positive steroid doping test which stripped Landis of his Tour de France title was not fairly heard by sports arbitrators.ESPN.com: [Landis claims arbitrators had conflicts of interest]
On February 15, 2010, it was reported that Landis was wanted by the French government on charges of hacking into the anti-doping agency's computer.http://www.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/02/16/cycling.landis.hack.warrant/index.html?hpt=T2
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Floyd Landis Vital Stats
- CBSSports.com : Stats
- Height: 5-8
- Weight: 150
- Years Pro: 8
Floyd Landis Timeline
October 14, 1975: Born
1999: Joined Mercury Cycling Team
2002: Joins US Postal Service Cycling Team
2005: Joins Phonak Cycling Team
2006: Wins Tour De France
2006: Accused of using performance enhancing drugs; awaiting appeal hearing results
2007: Banned two years for doping, forced to forfeit Tour de France title
2008: Lost final appeal of doping decision
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Former teammate of Lance Armstrong
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Number of 2006 victories
6
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Banned for two years and forced to forfeit Tour de France title for doping
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June 30, 2008
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