I will check it out.
For me today is a recovery day as well. What an awesome rush yesterday was. Floyd has stamped himself firmly into Tour lore no matter what happens tomorrow, and if he wins this thing Yesterday's ride will be talked about for years.
Floyd Landis yesterday put himself in rare company. His ride will be remembered right next to the best rides of Eddy Merckx, bernard Hinault, Greg Lemond, and Lance Armstrong.
When people point to great comebacks/breaks they will always mention Floyd's Stage 17 right next to Lemonds Paris TT, Armstrongs 7 min run and hide TT, Miguel Indurains 35 min L'Alpe D'huez, and Armstrongs amazing destruction of Jan Ullrich on L'Alpe D'huez.
Can anyone figure out why Saunier Duval-Prodir is leading the peloton?
Maybe they just want the TV exposure today or something?
Maybe because their jerseys are partly yellow they think they are on Landis' team?
I mentioned yesterday that I think Landis' ride yesterday is in my Top 3 all-timers, right behind Lemond's TT into Paris in 1989, and Lance's climb on Hautacam in 2000 (in my mind, that's where LA's Tour dominance started).
I meant to thank you for your opus yesterday, commish, you helped me identify a lot of the stuff I was feeling about Floyd's disaster the day before. I too wanted him to do Lance-like things, knowing full well that they're as different as can be personality-wise, that Landis has shiite for a team this year, and it's just a completely different Tour this year. Well done, and thanks!
You do realize that Landis is now the same age as Lance when Lance started his streak? I doubt that anyone can duplicate LAs streak (as they said about Indurain, too! :), but he's coming into his prime as a racer now. If only he can transcend that hip thing!
His ride will be remembered right next to the best rides of Eddy Merckx, bernard Hinault, Greg Lemond, and Lance Armstrong.