Floyd Landis of the US reacts on the podium after winning the
17th stage of the 93rd Tour de France cycling race between
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Morzine, French Alps, Thursday, July 20,
2006. (Xinhua/Reuters
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BEIJING, Aug. 1
(Xinhuanet) -- The result of Tour de France winner Floyd Landis' backup doping
test will be announced in Paris on Saturday. International Cycling Union
(UCI) spokesman Enrico Carpani said on Tuesday.
He added that the analysis of Landis' "B" sample is
expected to take place Thursday through Saturday at the Chatenay-Malabry
anti-doping lab outside Paris.
On Monday, the UCI asked the laboratory
Chatenay-Malabry to go ahead and test the B sample as they believe a quick
solution to the affair would be better for the sport.
"We have done this so the whole thing can be speeded
up," a UCI spokesperson was quoted by AFP. "We took this decision because of the
importance of the case. "Also the longer it goes on the more damage the sport
risks suffering."
Meanwhile, some of the testosterone found in the
sample A of Landis is from an external source and not his body's, The New York
Times said Tuesday.
The carbon isotope test on the first of Landis' two
urine samples taken after his 17th stage win in last month's tour contains
synthetic testosterone, the newspaper quoted a UCI official as saying.
Landis told reporters at a news conference Friday in
Madrid: "We will explain to the world why this is not a doping case but a
natural occurrence."
If Landis loses the Tour de France title. It would be the
first time in the history of the Tour that the winner has been disqualified for
doping. Landis, 30, could also be banned from the Tour for two years.
Oscar Pereiro of Spain, who finished second overall in the
Tour de France, would be declared the winner. Enditem
(Agencies)
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