[leilani]

I realized I hadn't posted the (relative)confirmation I had found about the L'Equipe story in their Fri edition. It's here at procycling.com. Sorry, meant to put this up earlier.This piece have dueling experts about the IRMS (Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry) test that the lab in question uses to detect synthetic testosterone. Seems there's debate about that too. Sigh.

[Ready4Freddy]

UCI requests expedited handling of Landis case
By AFP
This report filed July 31, 2006

The Union Cycliste Internationale demanded on Monday the "B" sample of Tour de France winner Floyd Landis be tested so that the doping scandal could be resolved sooner rather than later.

The 30-year-old American is facing the loss of his title and a two year ban after he returned a positive test for abnormal levels of testosterone following his win in the 17th stage of the Tour earlier this month.

However while Landis has protested his innocence the UCI moved on Monday to hasten up the process - by asking the laboratory Châtenay-Malabry to go ahead and test the "B" sample as Landis has failed to ask them himself - as they believe a quick solution to the affair would be better for the sport.

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