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After one of the greatest single day collapses (lost 10 minutes) followed by one of the greatest single day recoveries (made up 8 minutes in a 130km solo breakaway), Landis needed 30 seconds in the time trial and made up more than 1:30.

Tomorrow is the "victory lap" in Paris . . .
 

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So will he pedal his bike or fly around in his red cape and blue tights? (i.e. reference to his superhuman pain tolerance).

Actually I'm happy the USA continues the tradition of winning :)
 

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Congratulations Floyd, you earned a few beers tonight. :yeehaw: :aj: :yeehaw:
 

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I liked his comments about winning a stage of the Tour for the first time ever, "Who cares; I want to win the Tour, not a Stage."

Most guys are ecstatic about winning a Stage, while he's got his eye on the big prize.

I also can't imagine riding a bicycle, in competition no less, with a hip in need of replacement.
 

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Rich Rohrich said:
“Son, when you participate in sporting events, it's not whether you win or lose; it's how drunk you get.”
- Homer Simpson


Congratulations Floyd, you earned a few beers tonight. :yeehaw: :aj: :yeehaw:
Now the french will want too test him like they did Lance.. mmmmm BEEERRRRRR :laugh:

Congrats :cool:
 

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dirt bike dave said:
Planned on watching the OLN replay coverage tonight (was riding all day).

THANKS for SPOILING. :(

Sorry - I kindof assumed that when something has actually already been televised, the cat is out of the bag, so to speak.
 

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It's Official

From VeloNews (they are sort of the Cycle News of bike racing) :


Floyd Landis becomes the third American winner of the Tour twenty years after Greg LeMond's first victory another American wins the Tour. The U.S. has 11 wins in 21 editions of le Tour:

Greg LeMond - 1986, '89 and '90
Lance Armstrong - 1999 - 2005
Floyd Landis - 2006

The final top 15
1. Floyd Landis (USA), Phonak
2. Oscar Pereiro Sio (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-I.B., 00:57
3. Andréas Klöden (G), T-Mobile, 01:29
4. Carlos Sastre (Sp), CSC, 03:13
5. Cadel Evans (Aus), Davitamon-Lotto, 05:08
6. Denis Menchov (Rus), Rabobank, 07:06
7. Cyril Dessel (F), Ag2r Prevoyance, 08:41
8. Christophe Moreau (F), Ag2r Prevoyance, 09:37
9. Haimar Zubeldia (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, 12:05
10. Michael Rogers (Aus), T-Mobile, 15:07
11. Frank Schleck (Lux), CSC, 17:46
12. Damiano Cunego (I), Lampre, 19:19
13. Levi Leipheimer (USA), Gerolsteiner, 19:22
14. Michael Boogerd (Nl), Rabobank, 19:46
15. Marcus Fothen (G), Gerolsteiner, 19:57



Great job Floyd. :yeehaw: :yeehaw:
 

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I can see it now on the new Monty Python's Flying Circus:

When last we met, a cancer victim had mercilessly flogged the French at their own game. He's since grown bored of tormenting the arrogant, so we now have sent a cripple with a bum hip to take his place.

What's next? A man with no arms and legs? :laugh:
 

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gwcrim said:
I can see it now on the new Monty Python's Flying Circus:

.... so we now have sent a cripple with a bum hip to take his place.

What's next? A man with no arms and legs? :laugh:

make that a "Pennsylvania Amish" with a bum hip....

his family bicycled to non-Amish neighbors to watch their son/hero on (gasp!) TV!
 

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go FLOYD. I made a bet with my bro that Landis would come back and win after losing those 11 minutes. I knew this was his tour. originally i wanted Ivan Basso of Italy to win but then i found out that hes a druggie so then i wanted Hincapie. But maybe next year, George! :cool:
 

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gwcrim said:
I can see it now on the new Monty Python's Flying Circus:

When last we met, a cancer victim had mercilessly flogged the French at their own game. He's since grown bored of tormenting the arrogant, so we now have sent a cripple with a bum hip to take his place.

What's next? A man with no arms and legs? :laugh:

That'd be cool, he'd have to like telepathically levitate the pedals!!! :nener:
 
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