The Breakout of Floyd Landis' Results in the Anti-Doping Makes Cycling Fans Confused and Divided

Never has a sport, or its participants been under suchthat he is innocent, some people believe he is guilty,
a strict inspection for doping as professional cycling isand there are others who just blame it all on the
now. Even though time has passed since Floyd LandisFrench. People have made Floyd Landis a
was striped of his title as cycling's greatest championnon-cheating cheater.
after two of his urine samples showed an unusuallyI agree with people making their own opinion, what I
high ratio of testosterone, the cycling authorities do notreally do not agree with is that, although the opinions
seem to get pass the embarrassment.are divided it all bends more toward the assumption
The races go on, but with more caution from thethat Landis is already guilty, well before the American
authorities, they do not want to leave any opencyclist has faced any official charges that may be
window for a new scandal. Most American ridersbrought against him by the United States Anti-Doping
claim they are not to be involved in the dopingAgency for a positive test for testosterone at the
allegations in Europe; we all understand the currentTour de France. Media gave Landis no opportunity, if
problems are dangerous for the overall image of thewe think back in cycling Justin Gatlin's results were
sport. In the same way, they fear fans might label allannounced four months after he first tested positive,
cyclists as cheats and that will take away the fameand because of a leak, his dream turned to a
and fun of the sport.nightmare very quickly. I just feel that even though he
In Landis' specific case media has played an importantwas positive in both samples, he should have been
role and people has been led to confusion since nogiven time to defend himself properly, instead of
official trial has been conducted by the U.S Anti-Dopingbasically being tried immediately in the public eye.
Agency. Some people believe his statements and say