Landis unlikely to stand trial for hacking, says manager

Floyd Landis accepts defeat in 2006 Tour

American Floyd Landis doubts that he will stand trial in France despite being served an arrest warrant related to the 2006 Tour de France.

"He [Landis] is annoyed that it has escalated unnecessarily when there's no substance to it," team manager Wayne Hudson told the Associated Press news agency. "But he's not losing any sleep over it and is focused on the race."

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.