This Landis Lie Man

Disgraced American cyclist Frank Landis is pictured here during the traditional presentation of the last of his urine samples to the French judges following the 17th and final stage of this year's Tour de France.


(AP) - Floyd Landis took shots at cycling and anti-doping officials in his first interview since a second drug test showed he had synthetic testosterone in his body during his Tour de France victory.


In an interview with USA Today in Monday editions, the American cyclist said he has been treated unfairly and cannot properly defend himself against doping accusations.
"There's some kind of agenda there. I just don't know what it is," he said. (reprinted from the AP article)

That actual quote leads me to believe that Landis is asking us to read between the lines. I assume he's implying that he's been set up by the French who have somehow doctored 2 tests in independent labs in order to keep yet another American from winning their precious race. Landis has claimed that his body actually produces extra testosterone (just look at that manly moustache and attractively sparse chin stubble) but fails to add that it was a synthesized version of the hormone that was found coursing into and out of his urethra. Sure there's tremendous pressure on these athletes but look at me.......here at the Blob there are constant deadlines to meet and critics lurking everywhere waiting for a misplaced apostrophe or a fractured turn of phrase. I swear to you here and now that despite the great temptation I have never yielded to the siren song of performance enhancing drugs or artificial stimulants (unless you want to count muffins....guilty as charged!).