Published Fri, May 21 10 03:48 AM
REUTERS - Factbox on American cyclist Floyd Landis, who on Thursday admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during his career.
* Born Oct. 14, 1975, in Farmersville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, into a community of Mennonites, a branch of the Christian Anabaptist church.
EARLY CAREER
* Landis bought a mountain bike at 15 and won the first mountain bike race he entered.
* In 1995, he moved to California and became a full-time rider. Switched to road racing and joined seven-times Tour champion Lance Armstrong's U.S. Postal team.
* Split with Armstrong in 2005. Joined the Swiss team Phonak and won inaugural Tour of California in 2006 as well as Paris-Nice classic and Tour of Georgia.
2006 TOUR DE FRANCE
* Battled back from nightmare in the 16th stage in the Alps to win stage 17 and set up Tour triumph.
* His Phonak team announced on July 26, 2006, Landis had tested positive for the male sex hormone testosterone. He was sacked by the team, which was later disbanded.
* International Cycling Union (UCI) announced on Aug. 5, 2006 the B sample analysis also gave a positive test. Landis protested his innocence and vowed to fight the case.
DOPING BAN
* On Sept. 20 2007, Landis was found guilty of doping by a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) arbitration panel and banned for two years. He appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
* On June 30 2008, CAS upheld USADA's verdict.
* In September 2008, Landis took the case before a U.S. Federal court but it was dismissed.
CYCLING RETURN
* In January 2009, Landis returned with the domestic American team OUCH. He rode the Tour of Southland in New Zealand in November, finishing 17th overall with local team CyclingNZshop.com-Bio Sport.
* In January 2010, he joined the OUCH-Bahati Foundation Cycling Team.
* In February 2010, a French judge issued a warrant against Landis for suspected hacking into an anti-doping laboratory computer.
* Landis confesses to doping on May 20 2010 in a series of emails and accuses other riders of also cheating.
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