Tour de France Doping Tit for Tat
Last week embattled Tour de France champion, Floyd Landis, went on the offensive and posted his doping scandal defense online. This seems kind of unorthodox, but on the other hand it could help sway public opinion in his favor. The criticism is that this action is little different than what the UCI did when it leaked Landis’ test results to the media. While the bold move seems to be praised by cycling fans, Landis still faces a long legal battle (not to mention his road to recovery from hip replacement surgery). The jury of public opinion is important, and what I have read so far is fairly convincing, but what ultimately counts career-wise is proving the case in court.
One difference is that the Anti-doping side was required to keep it confidential, and violated their ethics codes to have leaked the information they did. Landis is under no such restriction, and is defending himself.
full coverage of the case can be found at http://trustbut.blogspot.com
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