What others are saying about Landis

"There is always someone who wants to make a bigger bet than everyone else. It saddens me. We established rules in 1998 that some people still choose not to respect."

Laurent Brochard

"I'm surprised that someone could get caught stupidly after making such a beautiful stage win and winning the Tour."

Christophe Basson

"Floyd was dealing with his own emotions on the phone, and I told him to be strong. There is a reason for this, and it's to give him greater glory, to give God greater glory when the whole thing is finished. ... Of course, he wasn't happy about it, but they're spoiling everything he's supposed to be doing right now. Why couldn't they take care of this before they pronounced him the winner?"

Arlene Landis

"Nevertheless, the test was after stage of Morzine, his big heroic ride, there will always be suspicions around it. It's horrifying to read this. ... People have been saying this is a clean Tour, the real values of Tour are back again, and this is a big disappointment for everybody."

Stephen Roche

"You build up and create a new hero, and he gets slapped down. It's a serious blow."

Dick Pound

"We will be saddened if, unfortunately, the [backup] test confirms what the first test showed. It's anger more than anything else. ... We are going to have to make those who haven't understood it yet understand it now."

Christian Prudhomme

"We are confident in the first [test]. For us, the first one is already good."

Enrico Carpani