OMGSports!

In news that frustratingly reminds the world that there are professional cyclists, it seems that Floyd Landis may not have been doping, after all.

"Landis was accused of doping after the urine tests indicated he had an improper testosterone ratio and suggested the presence of artificial testosterone. He faces a two-year ban and being officially stripped of his Tour de France title if the results are upheld.

The French laboratory that handled the test results may have allowed improper access to Landis' urine samples, the newspaper reported, citing records that had been turned over to the cyclist's defense. A similar lapse in protocol previously has resulted in doping cases against athletes being dismissed.

According to the report, two technicians who conducted the "A" sample on Landis were involved in tests on the second "B" sample, which is used to confirm the first test. International lab standards do not allow the same technicians to work on both tests to prevent them from attempting to validate their original findings.

Doping allegations against Spanish cyclist Inigo Landaluze were dismissed late last year when it was discovered the same lab made a similar error with his tests in 2005."

If you're a police officer, and you shoot someone and then say that somebody else did it, and that gets found out, chances are you're not going to be asked to lead the homicide unit, right?

So could someone please explain why scientists who very publicly fucked up a doping investigation already were asked to lead the investigation on a possible cheating Tour De France winner?

Also, how long before we start putting land mines on the Tour De France course? Let's spice things up a little, please.

Labels: Cycling, Floyd Landis, Steroids, Tour De France