Remember all that stuff I wrote about believing Floyd Landis and about how a good Mennonite boy from Lancaster County would never, ever do something as silly as dope in the Tour de France when he had already been drug tested 20 times? Remember?

Well, if his T/E ratio was really 11 to 1 as been reported, and if there was really a synthetic found in the test after that amazing Stage 17, well...

Nevermind.

If all of that is the case, then it seems as if dopers can come from anywhere -- even old order Mennonites from Lancaster County.

Either way, the news of that long-awaited "B" sample should be revealed tomorrow at 5 a.m.. What that will solve is anyone's guess. What happens if the next sample comes back under 4 to 1?

Nevertheless, I am correct about one thing -- the issue of drugs and steroids in sports in the most important story of this generation. It supercedes everything.

In the meantime, here are a collection of stories about the on-going Landis case:

  • Inaccurate synthetic test?
  • Lancaster Newspapers collection of Landis stories
  • Michael Johnson on Justin Gatlin (and Landis)
  • Floyd Landis's Alcohol Defense -- The Wall Street Journal
  • Masseur Rejects Charge by Gatlin’s Coach -- The New York Times This story includes a claim that the masseur was beaten up at this year's national championships in Indianapolis.
  • Doping Scandal Could Hurt Track and Field on Financial Side -- Super Athletics To which I say, good. Perhaps with less interference and money from corporations only interested in their own gain (cough, cough... Nike, cough), maybe the sport will be more pure.
  • Floyd Landis Re-Considered -- Amby Burfoot
  • The Hall of Shame Gets Bigger -- Amby Burfoot

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