Floyd Landis has responded to comments made by UCI president Pat McQuaid on the American cyclist's ongoing doping case. In the Mercury News of Sunday, February 18, McQuaid argued that many athletes who returned a positive doping test tried to come clean of suspicions by questioning the testing methods. "Every athlete who tests positive blames the system and somebody else," he said. "Floyd is no different. Floyd has very expensive lawyers and PR people. He's doing an epic number. The public needs to understand they are hearing one side of the story."
In a press release, Landis responded to McQuaid's comments, saying that they "highlight the lack of quality leadership at the UCI, and his wish to deny me the basic rights to defend myself and protect my livelihood. At crushing personal expense, building a team of professionals to support me is the only way I have to fight against an unfair system and unsubstantiated allegations. The UCI should be apologizing that its athletes must go to such lengths to try to protect their basic rights, not criticizing them for the expense they are incurring to defend themselves."
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