Landis' B sample results will be announced then. When the hell is CET?
Floyd Landis faces the loss of his Tour de France crown and a dismissal from Phonak if his B sample comes back positive for testosterone when it is announced at 10:00 CET on Saturday. "We will release a statement tomorrow," an International Cycling Union (ICU) spokesman said on Friday.
The sample has been opened on Thursday at the Laboratoire National de Depistage du Dopage (LNDD) in the presence of the American's Sapnish lawyer Jose Maria Buxeda plus experts from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), and the UCI.
If the positive test is confirmed, Landis will be stripped of his Tour victory and Oscar Pereiro Sio of Spain, who finished second overall in this month's race, will be declared the winner.
It would be the first time in the history of the sport's biggest event that a Tour winner has been disqualified for doping.
His Phonak team said Landis would be dismissed if the B result was also positive.
SUSPENSION
The American, who has denied any wrongdoing and said his body naturally produced high levels of testosterone, has said he intends to continue racing once he has had an operation on his hip.
The 30-year-old tested positive after an astounding comeback in the last mountain stage of this year's Tour in the French Alps, just a day after a very poor performance which all but knocked him out of contention.
If the positive test is confirmed, he will have 10 days to respond to the documents that are provided, according to USADA rules.
Those documents, Landis's response and any documents USADA would provide will go to a review panel some time after the 10 days.
The review panel will make a recommendation whether or not there is a case. USADA, based on that recommendation, will then decide whether to charge Landis.
If USADA does charge the Phonak rider, he would have an opportunity to contest that decision and the recommended sanction before a U.S panel of judges.
The likely sanction is a two-year suspension from the sport.
Landis's lawyers could then take the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and a long procedure would begin.
Testosterone can speed up recovery after exercise and generally improves stamina and strength. Last weekend Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin admitted he had tested positive for the same hormone.
Floyd Landis faces the loss of his Tour de France crown and a dismissal from Phonak if his B sample comes back positive for testosterone when it is announced at 10:00 CET on Saturday. "We will release a statement tomorrow," an International Cycling Union (ICU) spokesman said on Friday.
The sample has been opened on Thursday at the Laboratoire National de Depistage du Dopage (LNDD) in the presence of the American's Sapnish lawyer Jose Maria Buxeda plus experts from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), and the UCI.
If the positive test is confirmed, Landis will be stripped of his Tour victory and Oscar Pereiro Sio of Spain, who finished second overall in this month's race, will be declared the winner.
It would be the first time in the history of the sport's biggest event that a Tour winner has been disqualified for doping.
His Phonak team said Landis would be dismissed if the B result was also positive.
SUSPENSION
The American, who has denied any wrongdoing and said his body naturally produced high levels of testosterone, has said he intends to continue racing once he has had an operation on his hip.
The 30-year-old tested positive after an astounding comeback in the last mountain stage of this year's Tour in the French Alps, just a day after a very poor performance which all but knocked him out of contention.
If the positive test is confirmed, he will have 10 days to respond to the documents that are provided, according to USADA rules.
Those documents, Landis's response and any documents USADA would provide will go to a review panel some time after the 10 days.
The review panel will make a recommendation whether or not there is a case. USADA, based on that recommendation, will then decide whether to charge Landis.
If USADA does charge the Phonak rider, he would have an opportunity to contest that decision and the recommended sanction before a U.S panel of judges.
The likely sanction is a two-year suspension from the sport.
Landis's lawyers could then take the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and a long procedure would begin.
Testosterone can speed up recovery after exercise and generally improves stamina and strength. Last weekend Olympic 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin admitted he had tested positive for the same hormone.
