Kinda-sorta-but not really Tour de France champ Floyd Landis has an arbitration hearing scheduled for later today in California. On the witness list for Thursday is former Tour champ Greg LeMond, who apparently will testify on behalf of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
While we don't know exactly what LeMond will say, I think it's safe to say the world has a pretty good idea given the track record he's established with Lance Armstrong. And don't forget that when Landis appeared to be the victor in Paris last Summer, LeMond praised him for having raced clean.
When it comes to this story, I think Jim Henley has it about right:
I believe that the protocols are rotten and biased against the athlete. But an awful lot has to be fouled up or fraudulent about this particular case for Floyd to be innocent. Meanwhile, I have to admit that the scandal has about killed my interest in professional cycling. Whether Floyd has his title justly removed or the anti-doping regime is revealed to be irredemably corrupt, we
