Bullish Landis is sacked by Phonak

FLOYD LANDIS has vowed to clear his name after the disgraced American was sacked by his Phonak team following confirmation he had tested positive for excessive levels of testosterone during this year’s Tour de France.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) confirmed that a B sample taken from Landis, who ended up winning the event, had tested positive, backing up the A sample which had found an “unusual” level of testosterone/epitestosterone.

Within minutes of the verdict, Phonak released a statement saying they had terminated the 30-year-old’s contract for “violating the team’s internal code of ethics”.