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Lance Armstrong applauds Tour de France champion Floyd Landis' decision to publicly share his mistrust of the French lab involved in his doping investigation.
"I think it's a good tactic to share that with the public," the seven-time Tour de France winner said Wednesday. "I believe in Floyd. I believe he hasn't had a fair shake. I don't trust the lab."
During the 2006 Tour, Landis tested positive for elevated testosterone to epitestosterone levels after he won the 17th stage.
Landis, who has repeatedly denied doping, faces the loss of his title and a two-year ban if an arbitration panel upholds the positive test.
On Monday, the French newspaper L'Equipe reported the follow-up tests on Landis' samples found traces of synthetic testosterone.
Landis has accused the Chatenay-Malabry lab outside Paris, which conducted the follow-up tests and did the tests for the Tour, of testing irregularities.
The lab is accredited by the International Olympic Committee and World Anti-Doping Agency.
"I think it's a good tactic to share that with the public," the seven-time Tour de France winner said Wednesday. "I believe in Floyd. I believe he hasn't had a fair shake. I don't trust the lab."
During the 2006 Tour, Landis tested positive for elevated testosterone to epitestosterone levels after he won the 17th stage.
Landis, who has repeatedly denied doping, faces the loss of his title and a two-year ban if an arbitration panel upholds the positive test.
On Monday, the French newspaper L'Equipe reported the follow-up tests on Landis' samples found traces of synthetic testosterone.
Landis has accused the Chatenay-Malabry lab outside Paris, which conducted the follow-up tests and did the tests for the Tour, of testing irregularities.
The lab is accredited by the International Olympic Committee and World Anti-Doping Agency.
I am not at all surprised by Armstrong defending Landis. Afterall, this is the place that Armstrong had big issues with.