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Thursday, 03 August 2006 |
Testosterone levels in American Phonak rider Floyd Landis were over twice legal limit
The level of testosterone discovered in tests on Tour de France winning rider Floyd Landis was more than twice the legal limit, the cyclist's doctor Dr Brent Kay has told the New York Times.
Regulations limit the ratio of the male sex hormone testosterone to its shadow epitestosterone to four to one but Dr Kay says that the initial test on Floyd Landis showed that the ratio in the rider was 11 to one.
"I've seen bodybuilders with numbers 100 to one," Dr Kay said. "Floyd's was elevated but it's not off the chart."
And the doctor explained that the range for an average person is between one to one and two to one.
Floyd Landis now faces a two-year ban and could lose his title after testing positive for high testosterone levels after stage 17 of the Tour de France race.
Phonak rider Floyd Landis denies the charges, saying that he has naturally high levels of the hormone.
The result of tests on Floyd Landis' B sample will be revealed on Saturday.
"It is imperative that the B test be done this week for the credibility of our sport," said International Cycling Union president Pat McQuaid.
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