PARIS: Tour de France winner Floyd Landis is set to be stripped of his title after his B sample confirmed he had abnormal levels of testosterone on Saturday the sport's governing body the UCI announced.
The 30-year-old American had failed a drugs test after the 17th stage of the Tour de France which he had won to get his way back into the race.
However, the UCI revealed on Saturday that the B sample had simply confirmed the initial findings - though Landis's camp had already accepted that it would.
"UCI communicates that the analysis of the sample B of Floyd Landis's urine has confirmed the result of an adverse analytical finding notified by the Anti-doping laboratory of Paris on 26th July, following the analysis of the sample A," said a UCI statement.
"In accordance to the Anti-doping rules, the Anti-doping Commission of the UCI will request that the USA Cycling Federation open a disciplinary procedure against the rider."
