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Tour de France Champion Accused of Hacking

Posted by kdawson on from the doping-is-for-hacks-and-vice-versa dept.

ub3r n3u7r4l1st writes "A French judge has issued a national arrest warrant for US cyclist Floyd Landis in connection with a case of data hacking at a doping laboratory, a prosecutor's office said. French judge Thomas Cassuto is seeking to question Landis about computer hacking dating back to September 2006 at the Chatenay-Malabry lab, said Astrid Granoux, spokeswoman for Nanterre's prosecutor's office. 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, leading to the eventual loss of his medal."

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  1. Re:Warrant only applies to France by hedwards · · Score: 0, Troll

    Which is the point, the French have been using lab tests to cheat at the Tour for quite a while. Ever notice how mysteriously one of the samples for Lance Armstrong went "missing" after the other was tested positive? The French just can't stand the idea that they were beaten fair and square by Americans so they trump up charges and try and get the results tossed out.

  2. Re:Warrant only applies to France by godrik · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ah, the French. They are always very 'proud' of their cyclists. So prideful that they actually will destroy somebody's career in order to have a 'frenchman' win or at the top.

    For the record. I'm french and I don't care about cyclists which I think is the most stupid professional sport ever, save curling.

  3. Re:Warrant only applies to France by CodeArtisan · · Score: 0, Troll

    For the record. I'm french and I don't care about cyclists which I think is the most stupid professional sport ever, save curling.

    Curling isn't a professional sport.