Landis Extends American Streak in France

Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:26 PM EDT
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ken lombardi

Considering that he is giong for hip replacement surgery after this race - this is an amazing feat!

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Reply#1 - Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:45 AM EDT
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roger3000

Awesome 30 years ago no American winners then LeMond thenh Lance now Floyd wow.

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Reply#2 - Sun Jul 23, 2006 12:53 PM EDT
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Chandra W.

Even I'm psyched for Landis, and I don't normally follow the Tour de France. What an excellent result for all of his hard work and perseverance, and so soon after Armstrong, too.

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Reply#3 - Sun Jul 23, 2006 1:09 PM EDT
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RegBarc

Congrats to him! He and Armstrong are both class-acts.

I'm waiting for the first sore loser to claim steriods were used.

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  • 8 votes
Reply#4 - Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:43 PM EDT
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Rob V.

Fantastic accomplishment in a Tour that got off to quite the ignominious start, what with the doping scandal. Landis' hip injury is similar to the one that forced Bo Jackson to retire from football and baseball, and for Landis to have perservered through the pain to win one of the most grueling events in sports is incredible.

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  • 4 votes
Reply#5 - Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:16 PM EDT
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Marilyn L

Yes, he raced an amazing race, and really deserved his win.

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Reply#6 - Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:40 PM EDT
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Greg D-97961

After stage 16, nobody gave him a chance, except his coaches and himself. The greatest moment of this tour was the other riders looking on in amazement as he passed them on the second climb of stage 17. Thanks Floyd.

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  • 3 votes
Reply#7 - Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:20 PM EDT
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thehumanfactor

I'm waiting for someone from France to state that Landis had an unfair advantage because he has a degenerative hip!

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Reply#8 - Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:10 AM EDT
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lll

Saw it live, what a feat!!! Congrats to Landis.

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Reply#9 - Mon Jul 24, 2006 2:46 AM EDT
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Culture War Veteran

Am I the only one who read the title and thought it was about a streaker?

Anyway, congrats Landis!

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