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DH and I both kind of anticipated this. Our theory was that Landis is no idiot...he knew yesterday was not in the cards for him and that today's stage was more difficult. We both think that once he realized that the day was 'off' for him, he just backed off to conserve as much as possible both for today's stage and for the TT.
I'm so excited to see that he did well today! I can't wait to go home and see it for myself!! :D
Go Floyd! I'm so excited to see him come back like he did! Can't wait for Saturday!!!
What an awesome race. I was so bummed yesterday when Floyd lost the lead and today I had tears of joy as he made his great break. Floyd rocks!!!
Jones
This guy is AMAZING!! how can you catch up against the best riders in the world in the blistering heat right after you "blew yourself out" the day before?!?!?!?!!!
Stolen from the "boys forum"
The chief export of Floyd Landis is pain.
Floyd Landis does not sleep. He waits.
Floyd Landis doesn't have hair on his testicles, because hair does not grow on steel.
Floyd Landis doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.
and
"Floyd Landis is the father of every kid in this town!"
"His poop is used as currency in Argentina."
"He sweats Gatorade"
"He once breast-fed a flamingo back to health."
"I once saw him scissor kick Angela Landsbury."
"I once saw him eat a whole live chicken."
"He once punched a hole in a cow just to see who was coming up the road."
"He did all the makeup on the 'Planet of the Apes' movie."
"He once inhaled a seagull."
"He killed Wolfman Jack with a trident."
"He uses the Shroud of Turin as a golf towel."
"He once ate the Bible while water skiing."
"He drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls."
"He has dandruff the size of mice!"
"He jogged with a fridge on his back!"
"He's a ten foot tall beastman who showers in vodka and feeds his baby shrimp scampi."
"Did I ever tell you about the time Floyd Landis went hunting? Landis decides he's going to hunt down all four of the Banana Splits. He stalks and kills every one of them with a machette. They all begged for their lives...except Fleagle."
"Landis once hosted the Grammys and gave every award to Corey Hart."
"Landis' family crest is a picture of a baracudda eating Neil Armstrong."
"If you drop a phonograph needle on Landis' nipple, it plays the Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds.'"
Snap, that's awesome!
Nah -even he admits he was riding at his personal limit yesterday and hurting bad. No one loses 8 min on one stage as a conservation strategy, because you never know if you can get that time back - it would have been way to risky. He did what he did today as a last ditch effort to save his tour - to do anything else would have been rolling over and admitting defeat. Brave - heck yes - gutsy - you bet, but the plan - no way. That bad day could still cost him the win. It will probably all come down to the TT and whether or not he has sufficently recovered - then again its been crazy enough that someone might go out on the attack on tomorrow's stage too, who knows? In any case good for Floyd - a lot of other guys would have given up and gone home and I can admire that he decided to stay and fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by GLC1968
Wow, Snap those are hysterical!
I don't think Landis knows what the phrase 'giving up' really means. It's just not in his vocabulary!Quote:
Originally Posted by Eden
Did he really admit to being spent? I missed that! Either way, I'm glad he is as stubborn/resilient as he is...it's making for one hell of a Tour! :D
LMAO Snap!
I'm watching the rebroadcast now. It's freakin' amazing.
He is a true example of a fine athlete!!!
Hey, is it me or does he look like the American Bad *** of Music (Kid Rock). Maybe his is the American Bad *** of Cycling? :cool:
We could have used some of those phrases when Running Mommy was doing her Ironman...
Found another article: More Floyd
Floyd rocks!! Wooohooo! What a race this is!
LMAO Snap... :D
I sure like this guy, have for awhile; for a very bizarre reason: he reminds me of an old friend of mine. The only difference was Joby has dark brown hair. Otherwise, appearance, personality, off center sense of humor - it's my friend Joby disguised as a bike racer.
More Floydisms:
Floyd Landis grinds coffee with his teeth and boils the water with his own rage.
There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Floyd Landis lives in San Diego.
While urinating, Floyd Landis is easily capable of welding titanium.
The latest edition of Webster's Dictionary defines "victim" as "one who has encountered Floyd Landis".
Floyd Landis doesn't bowl strikes, he just knocks down one pin and the other nine faint.
It takes Floyd Landis 20 minutes to watch 60 Minutes.
Floyd Landis has a deep and abiding respect for human life... unless it gets in his way.
Floyd Landis once ate an entire bottle of sleeping pills--they made him blink.
Floyd Landis played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
When Floyd Landis sends in his taxes, he sends blank forms and includes only a picture of himself, crouched and ready to attack. Floyd Landis has never had to pay taxes--ever.
Floyd Landis can win a game of Connect Four in only three moves.
Police label anyone attacking Floyd Landis as a Code 45-11, a suicide.
Contrary to popular belief, France is not a democracy, it is a Floydtatorship.
Floyd Landis recently had the idea to sell his urine as a canned beverage. We know this beverage as Red Bull.
Some people wear Superman pajamas. Superman wears Floyd Landis pajamas.
Floyd Landis once worked as a weatherman for the San Diego evening news. Every night he would make the same forecast: Partly cloudy with a 75% chance of Pain.
When Floyd Landis does a pushup, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the Earth down.
Floyd Landis does not own a stove, oven, or microwave , because revenge is a dish best served cold.
The Sherman tank was originaly called the Landis tank until Floyd decided it wasn't tough enough to be associated with him.
Floyd Landis does not "style" his hair. It lays perfectly in place out of sheer terror.
There is no such thing as global warming. Floyd Landis was cold, so he turned the sun up.
Floyd Landis brushes his teeth with a mixture of iron shavings, industrial paint remover, and wood-grain alcohol.
Floyd Landis doesn't play the lottery--it doesn't have enough balls.
When Bruce Banner gets mad, he turns into the Hulk. When the Hulk gets mad, he turns into Floyd Landis.
They once made a Floyd Landis toilet paper, but there was a problem-- It wouldn't take sh't from anybody.