fullname ridertype updated proteam birth_place weight majorwins height discipline birth_date proyears role image article_title name currentteam
floyd landis all-rounder january 29 , 2013 mercury dsc 2002 pho 2005 hnm 2009 bahati foundation farmersville , pennsylvania , u.s. 68 kg lb st on paris -lrb- 2006 -rrb- tour of california -lrb- 2006 -rrb- -- nice -lrb- 2006 -rrb- tour de georgia 1.78 m ftin on road 14 october 1975 1999 2009 2010 -- 2001 2002 -- 2004 2005 -- 2006 rider floydlandis.jpg floyd landis
 floyd landis retired
floyd landis

floyd landis -lrb- born october 14 , 1975 -rrb- is a retired american professional road racing cyclist .
landis at first appeared to be the winner of the 2006 tour de france , before testing positive for performance enhancing drugs .
the competition was ultimately won by Óscar pereiro .
landis was an all-around rider , with special skills in climbing , time-trialing , and descending .
landis turned professional in 1999 with the mercury cycling team .
he joined the us postal service team in 2002 , and moved to the phonak hearing systems team in 2005 .
in january 2010 , a french judge issued a national arrest warrant for landis on computer hacking charges related to the 2006 doping allegations .
until 2010 , landis maintained his innocence and mounted a defense .
although landis ' legal team documented inconsistencies in the handling and evaluation of his urine samples , the disqualification was upheld .
on may 20 , 2010 , after almost four years of contesting the allegations , landis admitted to continual doping , and revealed that lance armstrong and many other top riders who rode on his team doped as well .
he was suspended from professional competition through january 30 , 2009 , following an arbitration panel 's 2-to-1 ruling on september 20 , 2007 .
landis appealed the result of the arbitration hearing to the court of arbitration for sport , which subsequently upheld the panel 's ruling .
in january 2011 , landis was unable to find a new team , which effectively ended his professional career .
