Cycling is front page news. But yet again it's for the worst possible reason.
The news that Tour de France winner Floyd Landis has failed a Tour drugs test is a bitter blow. He has asked for a second test in the hope of clearing his name. Anyone who cares for the sport must hope that he is innocent.
But the 2006 Tour was hit by scandal before it had even started. I had been looking forward to following the first post-Lance Tour. But somehow I couldn't summon the enthusiasm after Ullrich and Basso had been thrown off the race. I wasn't the only one: viewing figures were down and the German broadcaster ZDF says it may stop coverage. A spokesman came up with a grimly apt comment: "We have signed a contract to show a sports event not a showcase for the pharmaceutical industry."
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