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My Take
Floyd Landis is impossible for me to think about without the doping case looming over everything. He effectively won the 2006 Tour de France, then lost it after a positive test, with the title going to Oscar Pereiro. What fascinates me is the talent that was never really in doubt: an all-arounder who could climb, time-trial, and descend, which is a rare combination. The Pennsylvania roots and the eventual fall make him a genuinely tragic sports figure to me, less a villain than a cautionary tale about an era. I keep wondering how the sport would remember him if that one test had come back clean.
Overview
Floyd Landis (born October 14, 1975) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. At the 2006 Tour de France, he would have been the third non-European winner in the event's history, but was disqualified after 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Floyd Landis
- Name (Japanese)
- フロイド・ランディス
- Reading
- ふろいど・らんでぃす
- Born
- October 14, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rabbit
- Origin
- Farmersville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- sport cyclist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Conestoga Valley High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.