I had a strange feeling that this whole John Landis this was gonna turn to Lance Armstrong. I had mentioned many that the media is not about being liberal, but MORE about HOPING someone one big, a hero so to speak, falls flat on his face after rising to the top. Well, this here are TWO perfect examples. John Landis won the Tour de France after Lance Armstrong "retires"...big story, but Landis being caught with performance enhancing drugs....BIGGER STORY. NOW, the story gets even BIGGER because now the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is WILLING to go easier on Landis IF he rats out Armstrong.....and if THAT were to EVER happen, THAT my friends is a BIGGER story than Armstrong winning the record 7 Tours.....
On the eve of a hearing that promises to be more about dry science than sensationalism, Floyd Landis escalated hostilities by launching one more missile aimed at the credibility of the authorities prosecuting him on doping charges.
Landis, addressing reporters at a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, said U.S. Anti-Doping Agency general counsel Travis Tygart offered to reduce his potential suspension in exchange for incriminating information about seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong "or anyone more important than me."
Tygart made the offer to Landis' lawyer Howard Jacobs shortly after the cyclist's positive test for testosterone was confirmed last August, according to Landis. He said the conversation Jacobs related to him convinced him that USADA's motivation in his case was suspect and the agency was willing "to do harm to my reputation in order to get to Lance."
Landis told ESPN.com in a brief phone interview after the news conference that he had not intended the Armstrong revelation to dominate the event, which also included a lengthy statement summarizing various arguments by his team and an announcement of his intention to file an ethics complaint against World Anti-Doping Agency president Richard Pound.
The embattled cyclist added that he had previously disclosed the Armstrong anecdote to journalists who chose not to write about it. He said he did not think it was of use as evidence in his case.
Contacted by ESPN.com, Tygart repeated his boilerplate response to all inquiries about the case, albeit with some anger in his voice. "If Mr. Landis wants to waive the rule and allow USADA to comment, I will be more than happy to comment on his nonsense," the lawyer said.
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/news/story?id=2866845
On the eve of a hearing that promises to be more about dry science than sensationalism, Floyd Landis escalated hostilities by launching one more missile aimed at the credibility of the authorities prosecuting him on doping charges.
Landis, addressing reporters at a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday, said U.S. Anti-Doping Agency general counsel Travis Tygart offered to reduce his potential suspension in exchange for incriminating information about seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong "or anyone more important than me."
Tygart made the offer to Landis' lawyer Howard Jacobs shortly after the cyclist's positive test for testosterone was confirmed last August, according to Landis. He said the conversation Jacobs related to him convinced him that USADA's motivation in his case was suspect and the agency was willing "to do harm to my reputation in order to get to Lance."
Landis told ESPN.com in a brief phone interview after the news conference that he had not intended the Armstrong revelation to dominate the event, which also included a lengthy statement summarizing various arguments by his team and an announcement of his intention to file an ethics complaint against World Anti-Doping Agency president Richard Pound.
The embattled cyclist added that he had previously disclosed the Armstrong anecdote to journalists who chose not to write about it. He said he did not think it was of use as evidence in his case.
Contacted by ESPN.com, Tygart repeated his boilerplate response to all inquiries about the case, albeit with some anger in his voice. "If Mr. Landis wants to waive the rule and allow USADA to comment, I will be more than happy to comment on his nonsense," the lawyer said.
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/news/story?id=2866845
