FACTBOX: Floyd Landis

(Reuters) - Factbox on American 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, who has been found guilty of doping by a U.S. arbitration panel:

* Born October 14, 1975, in Farmersville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, into a community of Mennonites, a branch of the Christian Anabaptist church. Landis bought his first mountain bike at 15 and won the first mountain bike race he entered.

* In 1995, he moved to California and became a full-time rider. Switched to road racing and joined seven-times Tour champion Lance Armstrong's U.S. Postal team.

* Split with Armstrong in 2005. Joined the Swiss team Phonak and won inaugural Tour of California in 2006 as well as Paris-Nice classic and Tour of Georgia.

* Battled back from nightmare in the 16th stage in the Alps to win stage 17 and set up 2006 Tour de France triumph. His Phonak team announced on July 26, 2006, that he had tested positive for the male sex hormone testosterone. He was sacked by his team, which was later disbanded.

* International Cycling Union (UCI) announced on August 5, 2006 that the B sample analysis also gave a positive test. Landis protested his innocence and vowed to fight the case.

* In February 2007, Landis said he would not take part in the 2007 Tour de France to concentrate on fighting the doping charges.