Phonak announced today that Floyd Landis has tested positive for high levels of testosterone, following his amazing ride on stage 17 of the ’06 Tour de France. The team said it was notified by the UCI of the test results on Wednesday. Landis has been placed on suspension pending the results of the B-test which if positive will lead to Floyd’s dismissal from Phonak. UCI spokesman Enrico Carpani said the cycling body doesn't require analysis of the "B" sample, and stated "We are confident in the first test", “for us, the first one is already good." Landis of course is requesting the B-sample be tested. If the second test comes back positive, the next step will be to determine if the high levels of testosterone found in the sample are synthetic or naturally occurring since testosterone is a naturally occurs substance.

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