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Landis Admits Doping, Says Lance Did It, Too

Authorities told of elaborate regimen used by entire US team

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted May 20, 2010 7:39 AM CDT

(Newser) – Floyd Landis might just be the Jose Canseco of cycling. The disgraced cyclist has sent letters to the US Anti-Doping Agency and the FDA agent who broke the BALCO case outlining an elaborate doping regimen used by the entire US Postal Service Cycling Team from 2002 to 2005, the New York Daily News reports. Landis' letter implicates not just Armstrong and his fellow cyclists, but cycling officials, doctors, and team leaders.

He describes an amazingly open program that involved injections of banned drugs, testosterone patches, and blood transfusions. In one incident, he describes the team bus leaving the finish line and stopping for blood transfusions en route to the hotel. Until now, Landis has denied ever doping—after his positive test in 2006 he wrote a book entitled Positively False.

Lance Armstrong, left, and Floyd Landis, both members of the US Postal Service cycling team, smile while riding side-by-side during a race in Algarve, Portugal, in this Feb. 19, 2004 file photo.
Lance Armstrong, left, and Floyd Landis, both members of the US Postal Service cycling team, smile while riding side-by-side during a race in Algarve, Portugal, in this Feb. 19, 2004 file photo.   (AP Photo/Miguel Riopa, pool, File)
Lance Armstrong of the United States pauses prior to the start of the 58th Circuit de la Sarthe, In Sable sur Sarthe, western France, April 6, 2010.
Lance Armstrong of the United States pauses prior to the start of the 58th Circuit de la Sarthe, In Sable sur Sarthe, western France, April 6, 2010.   (AP Photo/David Vincent)
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stevsie
May 20, 2010 6:05 PM CDT
we're all on drugs.. now lets move on..
Daddy-o
May 20, 2010 4:53 PM CDT
This is a sticky wicket. Landis may be douche extraordinaire, but that doesn't mean his allegations aren't true. I don't know, but I do have enough sense not to deify these guys. Read this article for more -->http://www.sfweekly.com/2005-0...

I'm not advocating any of the riders as innocent or guilty, I'm interested in the truth and a sport where we at least know the competition is apples to apples. Drug screens are routinely foiled - that is fact.

Hopefully WADA will get this sorted. I hope Landis is lying, but I fear he is not.
Yourself
May 20, 2010 3:57 PM CDT
stay classy floyd.. even though you have NO class.. which we've all just come to see.
 

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