Tour De France winner tests positive for doping

[fryingdutchman]

Just in on CNN....

Mennonite hero and Tour De France winner Floyd Landis has apparently tested positive for doping.

Landis is apparently asking for another test on a second sample.

Reports indicate that the test in question is just the first step in the process, and he may yet be exonerated.

Here's hoping...we wouldn't want to give the Mennonites a bad name.

[kentuckyklira]

Re: Tour De France winner tests positive for doping

Originally posted by fryingdutchman
Just in on CNN....

Mennonite hero and Tour De France winner Floyd Landis has apparently tested positive for doping.

Landis is apparently asking for another test on a second sample.

Reports indicate that the test in question is just the first step in the process, and he may yet be exonerated.

Here's hoping...we wouldn't want to give the Mennonites a bad name.

What´s a "Mennonite"?

I´m too lazy to google!

[fryingdutchman]

Mennonites are a religious group who tend to live in the same areas as the Amish.

From Wikipedia:

The Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after and influenced by the teachings and tradition of Menno Simons (1496-1561). As one of the historic peace churches, Mennonites are committed to non-violence, non-resistance, and pacifism.

There are about 1.3 million Mennonites worldwide as of 2006. Mennonite congregations worldwide embody the full scope of Mennonite practice from old fashioned 'plain' people to those who appear no different in dress from other people. The largest population of Mennonites is in Africa, but Mennonites congregate in tight-knit communities in at least 51 countries on six continents as well. [citation needed]

[guwapo_rocker]

Mennonites

While each congregation is at liberty to decide independently on its form of worship and other matters, Mennonites generally agree on certain points–baptism of believers only, the necessity of repentence and conversion for salvation, the refusal to bear arms and to take oaths, the rejection of worldly concerns, simplicity of dress and habits, and disapproval of marrying outside the faith. In celebrating the Lord's Supper, some branches include the rite of foot washing and the kiss of charity.

Differences in discipline and performance of church services have resulted in a division of the church into a number of branches. The Mennonite Church, whose members are sometimes known as Old Mennonites, is the original body in the United States and has the largest membership. The General Conference of the Mennonite Church of North America (1860), the next largest body, may be listed among the more liberal branches. One of the most conservative divisions is the Amish Church, which, under the leadership of Jacob Amman (late 17th cent.), broke away from the main body in Europe. The principal Amish groups in the United States are the Old Order Amish, who do not use churches but worship in homes and conduct their services in German, and the Conservative Amish, who abide by the Dordrecht Confession of Faith but hold services in English as well as German and accept such innovations as the Sunday school. The terms "House Amish" and "Church Amish" have been used to distinguish the branches. Another conservative body is the Reformed or Herrite branch, established (1812) under the leadership of John Herr. The Church of God in Christ (1859) and the Old Order Mennonites, formed in 1870 under Jacob Wisler, are among the other branches.

Large numbers of Mennonites are found in Canada, and a number of American, Canadian, and European Mennonites have moved to colonies in Mexico and South America. Although attempts at unification have not been particularly successful, the Mennonite Central Committee, formed in 1920 as a response to famine affecting Mennonites in Russia and Ukraine, has enabled the branches to cooperate in many service and relief activities around the world. There are now over 1 million baptized members worldwide (1999). The largest denomination in the United States is the Mennnonite Church USA.

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[redblkwht]

are you fucking kidding?
everyones on drugs!!

just did espn..your right.
yet another embarrassment!

[EbDawson]

Well, hopefully he beats this. Damn, I knew the french hated to have an American win but shit, somebody's got to be clean.

[Romeo Delight]

You almost have to think that the French have an axe to grind against Americans, especially after Lance and his at least year-long legal battle with those trying to claim he had tested positive years ago.

I smell something rotten, and they eat baguettes and brie.

[EbDawson]

Originally posted by DavidFlamma
You almost have to think that the French have an axe to grind against Americans, especially after Lance and his at least year-long legal battle

More like a 6-year battle.

[Romeo Delight]

Something's not right.

I would like to know the exact procedure regarding the, ahem, samples.

Well, not all of the details:eek:

[jcook11]

Originally posted by EbDawson
Well, hopefully he beats this. Damn, I knew the french hated to have an American win but shit, somebody's got to be clean.

Congrats to you Eb, you called this one in another thread.....

[EbDawson]

Originally posted by jcook11
Congrats to you Eb, you called this one in another thread.....

Yeah, but I didn't think it would be so soon.

[Dan]

The second test should tell if he is guilty or not.

[redblkwht]

Originally posted by Dan
The second test should tell if he is guilty or not.

when is this 2nd test to be admitted? im guessing 7 days of media garbage comes 1st..

[guwapo_rocker]

Landis' Phonak team has doping history

Associated Press

7/28/2006 11:47:57 AM

GENEVA (AP) - In a sport riven by doping scandals, Floyd Landis' cycling team stands out.

Several riders for the Swiss-based Phonak team have been involved in drug cases, including American Tyler Hamilton, winner of the time trial gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

The International Cycling Union, the sport's governing body, refused Phonak a racing license for 2005 because of the team's doping record.

The team was only allowed to race after appealing to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which ruled last year that Phonak should have a two-year license.

Three Phonak riders - Hamilton, Oscar Camenzind and Santi Perez - were all found guilty of doping violations in 2004 and fired.

Landis, winner of this year's Tour de France, tested positive for high levels of testosterone after the 17th stage last Thursday. He has denied wrongdoing and asked for analysis of his backup "B" sample.

Andy Rihs - owner of Swiss hearing aid firm Phonak, which sponsors the team - decided to hire new management in 2005, dismissing general manager Urs Freuler, as well as the team's sports director and doctor.

Phonak has now decided to pull its sponsorship, citing continuing doping issues in cycling. It will be replaced at the end of the season by ishares, a subsidiary of Barclays Bank.

"Think hard before you get involved in cycling, because there are never any guarantees when it comes to doping," Rihs told British daily The Times this week. "Where there's money, there's doping."

Hamilton tested positive for blood doping at the Spanish Vuelta in September 2004 and was banned for two years. He appealed to CAS, which upheld the ban. He was allowed to keep his Athens gold medal.

Perez tested positive for a blood transfusion in 2004 and was suspended for two years.

Former road world champion Camenzind tested positive for the endurance-boosting drug EPO in July 2004 and immediately withdrew from the Olympics. He was banned for two years, fired by Phonak and announced his retirement.

John Lelangue took over as team boss from Freuler in early 2005 and introduced a new regime, subjecting riders to blood analysis five days before each race, as well as just before and after some events.

Despite this, Santos Gonzalez was pulled out of the Spanish Vuelta last year after blood tests showed irregularities.

Another Phonak rider, Sascha Urweider, tested positive for testosterone and was fired.

And just last month, Phonak told riders Santiago Botero and Jose Enrique Gutierrez they won't be selected for races while they are suspected of doping.

Botero and Gutierrez - second in this year's Giro d'Italia - have been linked in Spanish media reports to Eufemiano Fuentes, the sports physician at the centre of a major doping scandal in Spain.

They both missed the Tour de France as a result. Perez - already suspended in 2004 - was also named in connection with the scandal.


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[Pastor Bruce S.]

USA is #1!

The test results are ludicrous and are nothing but whiny French sore losers sabotaging our boy, Floyd Landis who rode valiantly much like his predecessor, Lance Armstrong. The Frenchy-Fluffy-Foo-Foo's are just bitter that America is once again dominant in another athletic endeavor, and that American dominance is on the hometurf of these Le Frenchy-Wee-Wee-Pierre-Beret-Wearing-Poodle-Peddling-Jordache-Junky-Filet-Mignon-Fetching-Ohh-La-La-Vole-Vu-France-Frog-Frying-Les-Miserable-Loonies-Froggy-Frenchies.

The Oh-My-Oui-Oui's obviously planted the subtance into young Mr. Landis' test results. They are just plain ol' jealous that America is better than France in every way. Is that right Inspector-Clouseau-Koo-Koos-strip-shirt-sorries-caviar-empty-out-the-garbage and that means you Pepe-Le-Pew-French-toast-tarting-french-bread-fluffing-Paris-Pansies!

DON'T MESS WITH THE U.S AND LANDIS' DRUG TEST!