Floyd Landis' parents planted a "God Bless, Went Camping" sign in their front yard Saturday, leaving it to friends and neighbors to defend their son against the doping scandal that threatens his Tour de France title.

Tammy Martin, one of the Landis' neighbors and closest friends, said Landis has proven his "outstanding skill" as a cyclist and that he ultimately will be exonerated.

"All he has accomplished, he has attained through his hard work and discipline," she said at her home in Farmersville, a rural crossroads just outside the borough of Ephrata in eastern Pennsylvania.

Saturday, Landis' "B" sample tested positive for higher-than-allowable levels of testosterone, and Pierre Bordry, who leads the French anti-doping council, said the samples contained synthetic testosterone, indicating that it came from an outside source.

Paul and Arlene Landis, devout Mennonites, always have defended their son against the doping accusations. Martin said the Landis' camping trip was previously scheduled.

At Green Mountain Cyclery, the Ephrata bike shop where Landis bought his first mountain bike, owner Mike Farrington said Saturday he doesn't believe Landis did anything wrong.

"My opinion and personal beliefs in Floyd have not changed in the last 15 years, and they are not about to start changing now. There's absolutely no way he's ever done anything wrong," said Farrington, wearing a yellow T-shirt that said, "Hometown Hero, Floyd Landis, 2006 Tour de France Champion."

Farrington said he spoke by telephone to Landis on Friday night and that Landis remained upbeat and in a "great mood."

"He's obviously fired up," Farrington said. "He's ready to take on whatever he needs to take on."

Dave Kantner, a cyclist from Lancaster County who rode past the Landis house Saturday, said he believes Landis' doping test might have been in error and that the French were after Landis because he is an American.

"It's just very hard to believe he would intentionally do anything," he said. "Let's not find him guilty before he has a chance to defend himself."