Last year's winner of the Tour of California, Tour de Georgia and Tour de France has pretty much ruled out professional cycling this year, Floyd Landis said in an interview at ESPN.com.

The pokey pace of his doping case means he's written off the 2007 season, even if he's vindicated.

I'm glad Landis has stayed motivated the past few months and held onto the prospect of cycling this year, but it doesn't seem much of a surprise that this case has dragged out so long. ...   more »

In the irony of ironies, Spanish cyclist Oscar Pereiro is being questioned by French anti-doping authorities for two failed drug tests during the Tour de France.

The number 2 finisher in last year's Tour, Pereiro, left, had been all but annointed with the yellow jersey as 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis fights accusations that he doped during the Tour. If Landis loses the fight, he loses the Tour title.

If Pereiro can't satisfactorily respond to the doping accusations, the title might go to -- bear with me while I look this up -- No. 3 finisher Andreas Kloden (Germany) of T-Mobile. But the French newspaper Le Monde says six other unidentified cyclists are being challenged.

As we go down the GC, we don't get to a Frenchman until AG2R's Cyril Dresser in No. 7. That might sound a little fishy, but Le Monde reported that some of the cyclists being challenged were Frenchmen. ....   more »

Do you think Floyd Landis is getting a raw deal? Supporters have launched the Floyd Fairness Fund in hopes of raising $2 million to support the costs of his defense.

Landis, winner of the 2006 Tour de France, is defending his title and career against doping allegations that arose shortly after the Tour.

A French laboratory alleged that Landis's testosterone ratios did not fall within accepted levels. Landis is preparing to defend himself ...   more »