July 27, 2006I feel sickYesterday word got out that Tour de France drug testers had made an "adverse analytical finding" on a sample after Stage 17 -- the race Floyd Landis won in dramatic fashion to claw back into contention. Then Landis pulled out of a couple of lucrative one-day races, fueling speculation that Landis was the rider in question. Please, no... Well, yes. Landis' team just confirmed that he was the rider whose test was funky. The sample, which reportedly indicated high levels of testosterone, will have to be tested again. I can predict the scenarios. If it comes back negative or inconclusive, Landis will still have that cloud hanging over him. If it comes back positive, we'll hear that something natural happened to increase the level. There's no winning. I love this sport but I am getting sick of this. |
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While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures. Graduating from Northwestern University in 1988, Taylor spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy based in Norfolk before moving into journalism. After five years writing about the military for a Norfolk-based publishing company, he became the outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times in 1998. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and twin daughters. .....Advertisement.....
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Comments
[July 27, 2006 10:56 AM]
BarryMark, looks like he's guilty - his team has just admitted his high testo levels. A blight on the sport! Maybe next year you can dust off your bike and run a clean race for the US team!
[July 31, 2006 11:46 AM]
Mark TaylorBarry, Interesting thought. I could probably get through the prologue, but couldn't get through the other stages without some serious chemical help. And if I can't race clean, I won't race. Mark