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`Landis should get media shy'

INDIANAPOLIS: Lance Armstrong believes Floyd Landis has said too much in public in his attempt to disprove the positive drug test that cost him the Tour de France title.

"In this day and age, you're not going to get a fair shake in the media," said Armstrong, who rode his bike for charity on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

"And the more you get out there and talk about it, I have to talk about it.

The best is just to let the process play out and get out of the media... I would have encouraged him just to lay low," he said.

Landis, who once competed on Armstrong's team, appeared on US late-night television and on all four major network morning shows.

Landis has cited a variety of possible reasons for his failed test: Ingesting something that raised his testosterone, cortisone shots for pain in his degenerating hip, drinking beer and whiskey the night before the test, thyroid medication, his natural metabolism, and dehydration.

Armstrong, who overcame testicular cancer to win the Tour a record seven consecutive times from 1999 to 2005, faced constant doping allegations toward the end of his career. — AP

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