Landis Lied about IV drip

karlotta said:

But he lied.

A drug cheat lying?

Surely not.

[font=Verdana]You need to have a good memory when lying... clearly Landis doesn't.... the UCI will take note of this for the appeal....
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karlotta said:

I had been hearing reports that Landis surely had taken an IV rehydration prior to Morzine... ie after the bonk on 16.

But in the first interview he did, the conference call the day after the allegations were published, Landis stated, when directly asked if he had had an IV that night, that he had not:

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Q: After the hard stage in the mountains did you take an IV that night?

Landis: No.

Yesterday, in the LA Times, he states that he did have an IV...

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"Landis started Stage 16 of the Tour in first place. That day, he faltered to 11th. After finishing Stage 16, Landis said Monday, he felt "tired," "cold," "completely empty of energy." The team doctor hooked him up to an intravenous drip that contained saline solution, perhaps glucose — nothing more, he said."

Of course, when he said he hadn't taken an IV, perhaps he was more worried about the impression it would give. Now he can try and use it as a possible excuse or avenue for the external testosterone.

But he lied. And now he's calling UCI officials "liars" in his BBC interview. Hypocrite.