Armstrong offers Landis free advice

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." 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 consecutivong's two laps on Saturday attracted proceeds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and the Indiana University Cancer Center.

The 34-year-old Armstrong said he's enjoying life with his three kids and does not have the itch to come out of retirement.

"It would not at all be a very serious thought," he said. "I'm too busy. I'm having too much fun. I think I certainly made the right decision. The fact of the matter is that I'm old for a guy who wants to win the Tour de France. I wouldn't want to come back and get second." Armstrong is glad to use cycling to help with cancer research. "I understand what cycling did for me," he said. "I know that without the sport ... I wouldn't have the opportunity to try to transcend the sport or try to do something bigger in life or move onto another phase of life."