Floyd Landis is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on October 14, 1975 in Farmersville, Pennsylvania, United States. Professional cyclist who’s the 2006 Tour de France win was taken away from him following a test positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
He was implicated an doping scandal, just like his fellow cycling legend He was involved in a doping scandal like fellow cyclist Lance Armstrong..
Landis won the first mountain bike race he entered. In 1993, he was crowned U.S. junior national champion. He told friends he would win the Tour de France one day. At age 20, Landis moved to Southern California to train full-time as a mountain biker. He soon established a reputation for toughness, once finishing a race riding on only his rims. However, his training regimen resembled that of a road biker, and in 1999 he switched to road cycling.
Floyd Landis is the second child and oldest son of Paul and Arlene Landis. His childhood home is in the village of Farmersville in West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Conestoga Valley High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1994. He was raised in a devout Mennonite family and community. Landis used his first bike to ride while out fishing with his best friend but quickly learned to enjoy riding for its own sake. At one point, he became determined to ride in a local race. Landis showed up wearing sweatpants because his religion forbade wearing shorts. He won that race, and more wins followed as Landis continued to enjoy the sport.
He split from Amber Landis in 2009.
