Landis offers a five-pronged explanation to account for these suspicious findings:
1) Dehydration
2) Cortisone he was taking for his necrotic hip
3) Consumption of beer and Jack Daniels
4) Thyroid medication
5) His overwhelming, totally awesome, natural manliness
I am in no position to judge the validity of his defense, but I leave you with this Landis-inspired product from the Onion.
2 comments:
Although higher than "normal", I have heard that it isn't really that high compared to, say, a body builder.
I have also heard reports, though, that tests have shown Landis' testosterone to be not only high but also synthetic.
The international cycling body, the UCI, has released a statement that synthetic testosterone was found in Landis' system, but they haven't released the actual data (as far as I know since last week) so their assertions can be confirmed. However, the consensus seems to be that the test performed is reliable and the results are very damning.
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