PARIS, Fr. (AP) -- Just when it looked like bicycle racing would [censored] the spotlight from the cheaters at the Tour de France, Floyd Landis' winning body failed inspection.
Landis, who won the world's best known cycling race last year, now will start the 2007 edition of the race in 42nd place.
UCI inspectors said his nifty ten speed was almost an inch too low but blamed it on a part failure -- not cheating. He was not stripped of the victory.
PARIS, Fr. (AP) -- Just when it looked like bicycle racing would [censored] the spotlight from the cheaters at the Tour de France, Floyd Landis' winning body failed inspection.
Landis, who won the world's best known cycling race last year, now will start the 2007 edition of the race in 42nd place.
UCI inspectors said his nifty ten speed was almost an inch too low but blamed it on a part failure -- not cheating. He was not stripped of the victory.
PARIS, Fr. (AP) -- Just when it looked like bicycle racing would [censored] the spotlight from the cheaters at the Tour de France, Floyd Landis' winning body failed inspection.
Landis, who won the world's best known cycling race last year, now will start the 2007 edition of the race in 42nd place.
UCI inspectors said his nifty ten speed was almost an inch too low but blamed it on a part failure -- not cheating. He was not stripped of the victory.
