Posted
7-2-08
CAS Upholds Landis Ban
Lausanne Switzerland (Sports Network) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed the appeal filed by the Floyd Landis and upheld a two-year doping ban on the American cyclist.
Landis, 32, was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title after testing positive for synthetic testosterone on the 17th and penultimate stage of the 2006 Tour. However, the American claimed the French laboratory who administered the test was biased and made procedural errors.
Following a five-day appeal hearing held in New York in March, and a lengthy post-hearing review of all evidence and testimony submitted, the independent panel of arbitrators from the (CAS) upheld a September 2007 panel decision which found the original violation.
"We are pleased that justice was served and that Mr. Landis was not able to escape the consequences of his doping or his effort to attack those who protect the rights of clean athletes," said United States Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis T. Tygart.
The decision to dismiss Landis' appeal upholds his disqualification from the 2006 Tour de France and the two-year suspension, which started on January 30, 2007.
Landis has also been ordered to pay $100,000 to the USADA as a contribution towards its costs in the CAS arbitration.
|
