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Physiology & Medicine / Floyd Landis, any theories?
« on: 31/08/2006 22:34:01 »Cheated his way to winning the Tour de France. After he rode one of the greatest comebacks in cycling he was tested and found to have an excess of testosterone in his system. He had been tested earlier in the race but nothing was detected.
Testosterone doesn't give an instant advantage to an athlete so taking it the night before wouldn't do him any good. So how come he made an amazing comeback in the Alps?
One theory I read today is that he was EPO doping and put blood back into his veins previously removed from a time he was using testosterone. How does that stand up?
"Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities - Voltaire"