Landis lawyer to appeal USADA over 'inconsistencies'

0 Comments | AFP, September, 2006

PARIS (AFP) — A lawyer for Floyd Landis has called on the United States Anti-Doping Agency to drop a doping investigation into the Tour de France winner because of inconsistencies in testing procedures. Landis succeeded compatriot Lance Armstrong as the yellow jersey winner on July 23, only to find out in the press a few days later he had tested positive for the banned male sex hormone testosterone.

A second 'B' sample, carried out in the presence of Landis and his lawyer, confirmed the first test. Landis has since protested his innocence but will be stripped of the Tour de France victory if and when a sanction is handed down by his national cycling federation. However the American's lawyer, Howard Jacobs, said Friday that the United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) - who...

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