Tour de France 2026 Night Doping Controls and Floyd Landis 20‑Year Update

During the second rest day of the 2026 Tour de France, French courts approved continued night‑time anti‑doping tests on riders such as Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. Reporters said the tests, justified by “serious and consistent suspicions”, are expected to dominate cycling news for the remainder of the week.

A separate feature looks back 20 years after Floyd Landis’s infamous stage in the Tour, tracing his upbringing in Pennsylvania, his early career in the United States and Europe, his roles with US Postal, Phonak and other teams, and the injuries and controversies that shaped his later life.