Landis again?!?!?
Unbelievable!
Floyd Landis just completed what should be considered as one of the most amazing comebacks in the Tour de France. One day you're having your worst day on the bike losing the yellow jersey, and 24 hours later you are putting the hammer down and making back nearly all time lost the day before.
If Floyd has plans of yellow in Paris then this move was his only option really, but then actually to pull it off is amazing. All of the other teams fighting for yellow have to be dumbfounded. How could the entire teams of T-Mobile, Davitamon-Lotto, Caisse d'Epargne and CSC not keep Landis on a tighter leash? From the video I have seen so far Floyd rode all of them off his wheel.
As Paul Sherwin would say, "Floyd's got to pull something deep from his suitcase of courage." I'd say he did that and then some.
Now the big showdown will come on Saturday's 56km time-trial. Here's the top 5 right now:
1. Oscar Pereiro Sio (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-I.B.
2. Carlos Sastre (Sp), CSC, at 0:12
3. Floyd Landis (USA), Phonak, at 0:30
4. Andreas Kloden (G), T-Mobile, 02:29
5. Cadel Evans (Aus), Davitamon-Lotto, 03:08
In the 52km time-trial on Stage 7 Floyd did put time in all the other leaders, but a few of them weren't far off the pace. Landis beat Kloden by 42 seconds, Menchov by 43 seconds, Evans by 48 seconds, and Sastre by 70 seconds.
Pererio isn't as strong a time-trialist in longer distances, but Floyd beat him on Stage 7 by only 1 minute and 40 seconds. That's not a huge gap, and considering this year's unpredictability there's no telling what will happen on Saturday. The yellow jersey gives a rider amazing strength and motivation, and it wouldn't be the first time a rider rose to the occasion and held onto the lead.
History says that Floyd should win the stage and get enough time for yellow, but every other rider in the top 5 knows it's their last chance at victory. Everyone is going to ride for glory and put forth an effort that they've never done before.
What will we witness on Saturday that can top the last two days? Logic says Landis, but logic hasn't been a good barometer lately.
This could end up being the most exciting time-trial since Greg Lemond's 1989 Tour de France victory where he won the overall by only 8 seconds ahead of Laurent Fignon.
Floyd Landis just completed what should be considered as one of the most amazing comebacks in the Tour de France. One day you're having your worst day on the bike losing the yellow jersey, and 24 hours later you are putting the hammer down and making back nearly all time lost the day before.
If Floyd has plans of yellow in Paris then this move was his only option really, but then actually to pull it off is amazing. All of the other teams fighting for yellow have to be dumbfounded. How could the entire teams of T-Mobile, Davitamon-Lotto, Caisse d'Epargne and CSC not keep Landis on a tighter leash? From the video I have seen so far Floyd rode all of them off his wheel.
As Paul Sherwin would say, "Floyd's got to pull something deep from his suitcase of courage." I'd say he did that and then some.
Now the big showdown will come on Saturday's 56km time-trial. Here's the top 5 right now:
1. Oscar Pereiro Sio (Sp), Caisse d'Epargne-I.B.
2. Carlos Sastre (Sp), CSC, at 0:12
3. Floyd Landis (USA), Phonak, at 0:30
4. Andreas Kloden (G), T-Mobile, 02:29
5. Cadel Evans (Aus), Davitamon-Lotto, 03:08
In the 52km time-trial on Stage 7 Floyd did put time in all the other leaders, but a few of them weren't far off the pace. Landis beat Kloden by 42 seconds, Menchov by 43 seconds, Evans by 48 seconds, and Sastre by 70 seconds.
Pererio isn't as strong a time-trialist in longer distances, but Floyd beat him on Stage 7 by only 1 minute and 40 seconds. That's not a huge gap, and considering this year's unpredictability there's no telling what will happen on Saturday. The yellow jersey gives a rider amazing strength and motivation, and it wouldn't be the first time a rider rose to the occasion and held onto the lead.
History says that Floyd should win the stage and get enough time for yellow, but every other rider in the top 5 knows it's their last chance at victory. Everyone is going to ride for glory and put forth an effort that they've never done before.
What will we witness on Saturday that can top the last two days? Logic says Landis, but logic hasn't been a good barometer lately.
This could end up being the most exciting time-trial since Greg Lemond's 1989 Tour de France victory where he won the overall by only 8 seconds ahead of Laurent Fignon.
posted by NashvilleCyclist.com at 7/20/2006 01:37:00 PM
7 Comments:
Gotta remember that the stage 7 TT included Floyd getting a bike change. That would have resulted in another 20 or 30 seconds over his rivals. You gotta believe he can find 18 and 30 seconds respectively over Sastre and Pereiro. GO FLOYD!
In case you haven't noticed, Tim doesn't believe.
Plus, Floyd was late to the start line for the TT. That cost him another 8 to 10 seconds.
It has proven to be an unpredictable race, but Floyd should be the fastest guy on Saturday. I'm not sure we've seen all there is to see in this Tour.
Remember Rasmussen's TT last year?
>>In case you haven't noticed, Tim doesn't believe.<<
Yeah, he's a total hater. Bwaaaaaaaaahahahahahaha!!!!
I swear...if I hear Al Trautwig make one more analogy of how Floyd is riding like Lance I am going to barf! This has nothing to do with Lance. If I was going to draw any similarities, I would come closer to say that his ride yesterday was Eddie Merckx-like.
You're absolutely right. If Floyd can pull this off he will have accomplished more than Lance ever did in a single year.
I agree with the last couple of posts. Lance never did anything like this, and the comparison is not fair to either rider.
Give Floyd the credit he deserves and let it stand on its own merit.
There, I said it.
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