American Landis to return at Tour of CaliforniaFloyd Landis, stripped of the 2006 Tour de France Tour de France World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and title and suspended for two years for doping doping, in electronics: see semiconductor. Altering the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor material, such as silicon, by chemically combining it with foreign elements. , marks his return to road racing at next month's Tour of California, USA Today reported. Landis, 33, will race for the OUCH team, sponsored by his personal physician Brent Kay. Kay's osteoarthritis osteoarthritis or osteoarthrosis or degenerative joint disease Most common joint disorder, afflicting over 80% of those who reach age 70. It does not involve excessive inflammation and may have no symptoms, especially at first. medical center performed reconstructive surgery reconstructive surgery n. Plastic surgery. reconstructive surgery, n surgery to rebuild a structure for functional or esthetic reasons. on Landis's ailing right hip. "I feel really good and I'm working hard to stay in shape," Landis told USA Today in an an article posted on their web site. "It's good to have some goals and to put all that stuff behind me." The Tour of California, February 14-22, will also feature seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, and Landis said he believed his vaunted vaunt v. vaunt·ed, vaunt·ing, vaunts v.tr. To speak boastfully of; brag about. v.intr. To speak boastfully; brag. See Synonyms at boast1. n. 1. American compatriot's comeback is good for cycling. "His comeback is good for the sport," Landis said, adding that he had been watching Armstrong's progress in the Tour Down Under in Australia. "You know, he's just one of 200 other cyclists there, but I'm getting an idea of his condition by how he's doing in the Australian race." Landis said his campaign with OUCH, sticking to a US schedule that includes the Tour of Missouri The Tour of Missouri is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held in Missouri that made its debut on September 11, 2007 with six days of racing. Run by the same organizers of the Tour de Georgia and the Amgen Tour of California, the inaugural Tour of Missouri was billed as , Tour of Utah The Tour of Utah is a U.S. professional road bicycle racing stage race across the state of Utah. Deemed as America's "toughest tour" for the diverse terrain and mountainous climbs. and several one-day races, is a contrast to Armstrong's return with the Astana team, which is slated to include the Tour de France. "Lance is on a whole different level," Landis said. "We're not sponsored by Kazakhstan. Other than Lance, the rest of pro cycling is pretty much blue collar guys." Landis, who has denied doping and fought a lengthy, expensive and eventually losing battle against the US Anti-Doping agency in the wake of his positive test for testosterone during the 2006 Tour de France, says he has no faith in the sport's anti-doping procedures and those who administer them. "I have no more trust," he said. "Those are half-hearted tests and they know it, but I have no choice if I want to race. You have to agree to those terms. But I trust those guys less than just about anyone I've ever met." 
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