Floyd Landis, currently in rehabilitation after undergoing surgery on his right hip, has not ruled out a come-back to professional competition as of 2007, and maintained that he did not use banned substances to achieve his Tour de France win this year, despite the positive test results for abnormal levels of testosterone his A and B sample delivered in July. In an interview with AP, the former Phonak rider said, "The accusations against me are unfounded. I hope the world gets to see that."
Landis, who will start to ride on a stationary bike as of next week, prepares the defense of his case in what will probably be a public hearing. The 30 year-old said he thought a public hearing would be his best chance to have his side heard, and added that officials at the International Cycling Union (UCI) and World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prosecuted his case in the press.
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