Landis Will Steer Clear of Events in France This Year

Augusta Chronicle, The › February 13, 2007

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PARIS - Floyd Landis will skip the Tour de France - and all races in France this year - as part of an agreement with French doping authorities in a case that could strip him of cycling's most prestigious title.

Last year's Tour champion had hip-replacement surgery 4 1/2 months ago and was unlikely to have competed in this year's Tour. He agreed Thursday not to race again in France until 2008, and in return the French anti-doping agency postponed its decision on whether to suspend him from competing in France for a maximum of two years because of a positive doping test.

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Landis Will Steer Clear of Events in France This Year

"Floyd is pleased that the AFLD has agreed with his counsel's request that they suspend this proceeding," spokesman Mi...

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