The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday dismissed US cyclist Floyd Landis’ appeal to overturn a positive doping test that had resulted in him being stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title.
The CAS upheld an earlier decision by the American Arbitration Association, saying that Landis would be banned for two years starting from Jan. 30 last year.
It also ordered the disgraced cyclist to pay US$100,000 to the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as a contribution towards its costs in the CAS arbitration.
The US rider said through his lawyers on Monday: “I am saddened by today’s decision. I am looking into my legal options.”
Landis was stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title after standing atop the podium following the final stage, when he tested positive for synthetic testosterone after the penultimate 17th stage of the race.
He had fallen back in stage 16, but rallied in stage 17 to reclaim almost eight minutes on his way to a now-disgraced victory moment.
Landis denied any wrongdoing and appealed to the USADA in an open hearing last May. But the USADA panel ruled 2-1 against him, resulting in the two-year ban.
The International Cycling Union stripped Landis of his 2006 crown after that verdict, awarding the title to Spain’s Oscar Pereiro.
Landis then brought the case to the global panel, attacking the credibility of the French laboratory which handled his doping samples.
In its ruling, the CAS said the laboratory “did not violate the International Standard for Laboratories.”
It concluded that “the presence of exogenous testosterone or its precursors of metabolites in Floyd Landis’ sample proves that he violated the anti-doping rules of the International Cycling Union.”
The Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) later expressed its satisfaction with the CAS’ ruling.
“WADA is satisfield with CAS’s decision,” its president John Fahey said in a statement.
“This case is another sad example of a sportsman who cheated who persists in denying the facts. I hope all athletes tempted to cheat take this lesson to heart and that it acts as a deterrent,” Fahey said.
Taiwan kept their hopes of advancing to next year’s World Baseball Classic (WBC) alive with a 9-1 victory over South Africa in a qualifier at the Taipei Dome on Saturday, backed by solid pitching. Taiwan last night played against Nicaragua. As of press time, Nicaragua was leading 6-0. Bouncing back from Friday’s struggles on the mound, when Taiwanese pitchers surrendered 15 runs to Spain, Team Taiwan on Saturday kept the visiting team in check, allowing just one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Starting pitcher Sha Tzu-chen struck out one and allowed no hits, except for a hit-by-pitch over
Taiwan kept its hopes of advancing to the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) alive with a 9-1 victory over South Africa in a qualifier at the Taipei Dome last night, backed by solid pitching. Bouncing back from Friday’s struggles on the mound, when Taiwanese pitchers surrendered 15 runs to Spain, Team Taiwan kept the visiting team in check, allowing just one run in the bottom of the fourth inning. The win was crucial for Taiwan, as a loss would have eliminated the team from contention for the next WBC. Starting pitcher Sha Tzu-chen (沙子宸) struck out one and allowed no hits, except for
Team Taiwan are set to face Spain in a win-or-go-home match tonight for the final berth at the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC), despite losing to Nicaragua 6-0 in the WBC qualifier at the Taipei Dome on Sunday. The home team’s loss on Sunday means Nicaragua finish first in the qualifier round in Taipei with a perfect 3-0 record and advances to next year’s finals. After crushing South Africa 9-1 earlier on Sunday, Spain took second place in the four-team qualifier with a 2-1 record. With a 1-2 record, Taiwan finished third while South Africa placed at the bottom with
Team Taiwan avoided missing the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the first time by defeating Spain 6-3 in a do-or-die game in Taipei last night. After narrowly escaping a mercy-rule loss to Spain in the WBC Qualifiers opener on Friday last week, the home team — winner of last year's WBSC Premier12 title three months ago — got their revenge against the 2023 European champions at Taipei Dome. "It felt quite different from when we won the Premier12," Taiwan captain Chen Chieh-hsien (陳傑憲) said after the game, recalling the ups and downs the team has experienced over the past few days. Unlike in
RSS