Floyd Landis is a computer hacker?

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Floyd Landis Floyd Landis is a computer hacker?

You remember Floyd Landis right? He’s the guy who fake won the Tour de France a few years back. Well now, after being banned from the sport for doping, Landis must now answer to an international arrest warrant out for him.

His crime?

Hacking some data at the doping laboratory that handled his blood samples.

Pierre Bordry told The Associated Press that French judge Thomas Cassuto is seeking to question Landis about computer hacking dating back to September 2006 at the Chatenay-Malabry lab. Months earlier, the laboratory near Paris had uncovered abnormally elevated testosterone levels in Landis’ samples collected in the run-up to his 2006 Tour de France victory….

“Landis used the hacked files for his defense, that’s how we discovered the whole scheme,” Bordry said. “He wanted to show that the lab made mistakes in the handling of the tests.” Landis did not immediately respond to a phone call and e-mail seeking comment.

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But even in all that, this is the most damning evidence to me

On July 20, 2006, Landis started the 17th stage of the Tour more than 8 minutes behind leader Oscar Pereiro after losing the yellow jersey to the Spaniard the previous day. The American produced an amazing ride during the mountain stage to cut Pereiro’s lead to 30 seconds before taking the title.

Landis’ samples taken after that stage revealed a testosterone/epitestosterone ratio of 11:1. The limit is 4:1.

If you recall, Landis came up with several different theories on why his testosterone was elevated. One of which, and I swear I’m not making this up, was that he was drinking whiskey the night before the race.

Uh, yea.

This further proves my point that while steroids may make your muscles big, it makes your balls and brains tiny.

French judge issues arrest warrant for Landis {Yahoo}

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