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Report: Landis' testosterone was artificially produced

Aug 1, 2006, 15:41 GMT

New York - The testosterone level in Tour de France winner Floyd Landis' body is a result of artificially produced testosterone, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Landis, who tested positive for the steroid after the 17th stage at the gruelling race, has always claimed that the high level was naturally produced. 'My physiological parametres for testosterone and epitestosterone are naturally high. Therefore, I would like to make it absolutely clear that this is not in any way a doping process. 'I declare convincingly and categorically that my winning of the Tour de France has been completely and exclusively due to my years of training and devotion to cycling,' he said last week at a press conference. Meanwhile, Landis has also said that he has asked for the b-sample to be tested, but the international cycling federation UCI said that the laboratory has not yet received such a request. 'But because we want this matter to be finalized as soon as possible we have requested the b-sample to be tested,' a spokesperson said, adding that the laboratory is due to close for holidays at the end of the week. Landis, 30, has been suspended by his Phenok team and will be stripped of the Tour title if found guilty of a doping offence. He will also have to serve a two-year ban from cycling plus a two-year ban from ProTour events if he is ruled to have cheated. The results of the examination of the b-sample are expected late next week. © 2006 dpa - Deutsche Presse-Agentur

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