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Last Word On Landis: Guilty ; International Court Rules Tour De France Champ From Here Cheated With Drugs.
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Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA
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June 30, 2008
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An international court late this morning put an end to Lancaster
County native Floyd Landis' attempts to clear his name from charges
that he cheated to win the 2006 Tour de France bicycle race.
The Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld last
year's ruling of a U.S. arbitration panel that Landis had used
artificial testosterone in his come-from-behind victory of the three-
week race.
The ruling ends an extensive legal battle and cements Landis in
the record books as the first winner of the 105-year-old race to be
stripped of his title.
Landis, originally from Farmersville, has always maintained his
innocence.
He is believed to have spent at least $2 million on his ...
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