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National News: Landis takes second in mountain bike race
Published: Aug 12, 2007 - 03:19 PM
<img border="0" align="right" src=http://d.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com//ng/sp/eurosport/20070812/15/281298916.jpg> Floyd Landis took second place in the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race despite sustaining a cut leg in a crash early on.
The former Phonak rider finished one minute 43 seconds behind winner Dave Wiens, who claimed his fifth victory in the event.
He arrived in with his right leg wrapped in a gauze, covered in blood, and joked "I'm never going to do this again," before adding "I'm glad I came and did this. I really enjoyed it."
The race was the American's second since testing positive for testosterone at last year's Tour de France. He is awaiting the findings of an arbitration panel after protesting his innocence in a lengthy case.
The former Phonak rider finished one minute 43 seconds behind winner Dave Wiens, who claimed his fifth victory in the event.
He arrived in with his right leg wrapped in a gauze, covered in blood, and joked "I'm never going to do this again," before adding "I'm glad I came and did this. I really enjoyed it."
The race was the American's second since testing positive for testosterone at last year's Tour de France. He is awaiting the findings of an arbitration panel after protesting his innocence in a lengthy case.
