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Landis awaits backup sample result

Landis awaits backup sample result

As they say, "Judgment Day" for Landis. I am betting the backup sample tests positive and he goes down. I read a news story somewhere that they suspected the testosterone was synthetic which, if proven correct, will put the final nail in his coffin.

It is a shame really. He did his best but cracked in stage 16. Had he not had the victory in stage 17, I still would have cheered his top 10 finish. And yet, this scandal turns him from famous to infamous, even if he is proven innocent. There will always be questions about his performance and the role any drugs may have played.

Too bad. The comeback in State 17 was the stuff of legends. It will still be a legend, but for the wrong reasons.

posted by Jim VAT @ 8:38 PM