According to USA Today, (I read it on
Velonews) Landis is supposed to be posting his defense later this week for the world to read on his website . The USADA refused to drop chargers against Landis. It should be interesting to read his defense and pick at it. There has been a lot of controversy surrounding Landis due to his ridiculous initial defense claims. I for one, am really curious to see what is going to happen.
When I saw stage 17 of the tour, it was the most amazing athletic display I had ever seen. It was phenomenal to see Landis shred the world's best cyclists apart. Personally, I won't feel deceived if Landis is proven guilty because I believe that most of the guys on the pro-tour artificially boost their fitness. Still, Landis--and his lawyers--must be very confident that they have a legit defense if they are willing to post it on the internet. It seems like an irregular strategy.
If nothing else, it's a brilliant media tool, the defense team is going to gather tons of hype.
