Feb 7th, 2008 · Harry Richard Landis, a veteran of World War I, died in Florida on Monday at age 108. It is widely believed that Landis' death leaves only one surviving American veteran of the Great War: 107-year-old Frank Buckles of Charles Town, W.Va.
Sep 21st, 2007 · American Floyd Landis is stripped of his 2006 Tour de France championship title for using banned drugs during the race. Runner-up Oscar Pereiro of Spain was pronounced the new winner. It is the first time in the more than 100-year history of the tour that a victory is ended by a doping.
Sep 20th, 2007 · Cyclist Floyd Landis has lost his doping case and with it his claim to the 2006 Tour de France title. An arbitration panel upheld the results of a test that showed Landis used synthetic testosterone to fuel his victory. Landis has the right to appeal.
Sep 20th, 2007 · Floyd Landis looks destined to be stripped of his 2006 Tour de France victory after arbitrators uphold results of a drug test indicating he used synthetic testosterone to fuel a spectacular comeback in renowned race.
Jun 20th, 2007 · Champion bike racer Lance Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs to win his record seven consecutive Tour de France victories, according to a new book. David Walsh, a sports journalist and author of From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France, talks with Steve Inskeep.
May 25th, 2007 · A Danish Tour de France champion acknowledged today that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the prestigious cycling title in 1996. The news comes as an Italian racing champion faces a 21-month ban for attempted doping, and the current Tour de France champion, American Floyd Landis, awaits an arbitration ruling that could strip him of his championship. Landis tested positive for synthetic testosterone during last year's race.
May 24th, 2007 · Floyd Landis is fighting to keep his Tour de France title after being accused of doping. But the story has grown far beyond the rarified world of elite cycling. It'll be several weeks before arbitrators make a ruling on his positive drug test.
May 23rd, 2007 · A hearing into whether Floyd Landis took banned synthetic testosterone to help him win last year's Tour de France was expected to wrap up Wednesday, a day after a grueling cross-examination of the embattled cyclist on Tuesday.