go... go... go... (now I wish I could see it, except I'm not sure I want to... downhill is so SCARY!!!! )
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go... go... go... (now I wish I could see it, except I'm not sure I want to... downhill is so SCARY!!!! )
What an awesome race!!!!!!
Go FLOYD!
I hope they have cable at the campground I'm going to be at this weekend. I can't miss the TT now.
That was pretty impressive. I've been reading the live coverage online. Wow.
What a GREAT DAY FOR FLOYD!!! :D
Inspirational effort :)!!
So, now I'm bummed: totally hooked on this race, and going home -- no coverage at home for the end!!!
Karen in Boise
Floyd is my HERO!!!
What an inspirational guy he is!!!! Many people would have mentally given up, what a fabulous day for him!
If its possible, Floyd has even respect from me now!
T~
Not since Mayberry RFD have so many voices united as one, reverberating the lands with chants of...
FLOYD! FLOYD! FLOYD!
Merciful Heavens! What a tour!
Holy crap, he's back in it. I need to watch the rebroadcast later. Wow.
This really has been an interest Tour - from one day to the next you have no clue what's going to happen. I truly thought after yesterday Floyd was out and today, a totally inspired ride and he just made win this thing. The Time Trial is going to be so exciting. Geez, almost like this was all planned to build excitment!!!
Floyd obviously has some greatness in him. Here's wishes him the best on the TT.
must agree what a tour!
its addicting, not knowing what's going to happen next. :eek:
I had a feeling at the beginning of this Tour... Everyone I talked to went on and on about George and Levi and what great riders they are. Yes, they're both great riders, as are many of the European members of the peloton. But to win the Tour you seem to need something more than just talent or ability. You seem to need hunger and rage. Floyd himself has said that he's "a fist of rage" and he proved it today.
* Kali does a little "I told everyone, I did!" dance and hopes no one will smack her for being obnoxious *
:D
This is fuuunnnn !!! :D
I think it's great how much respect & admiration Landis and Pereiro have for each other.
I was hoping Sastre would get the yellow jersey today, since he's not a particularly good time trialist. So it goes.
I was practically hyperventilating at the end of the race while I watched the clock to see what the final times were!
GO FLOYD!!
At the beginning of the race I was rooting for Levi,...but after a perfomance like today, Floyd deserves this tour!
I'll look at the videos tonight when I get home. Neighbors watched it live and were so excited (they are cyclists too!).
Landis obviously had some kind of breakthrough in his mind between yesterday and this morning. My cut on it is he left yesterday on the road and began today as a new guy ready to do what it took to get the job done. AND what an inspiring recovery! Congrats to him, his coach, his team. I'm sure they all had something to do with this comeback!
You know what, if Lance had been eight minutes behind, no one would have doubted his ability to come back.
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.
These are so fun, snap!
There is nothing like unleashing a formerly religious person on the world...pain does not matter to them!
Great article, snapdragen, thank you for posting it!Quote:
Originally Posted by snapdragen
Prophetic quote from one of Landis' former teammates, Will Geoghagen: "Get Floyd emotionally involved and there's no way he'll back down. He will go until his heart literally explodes" (from Lance Armstrong's War by Daniel Coyle). The guy has had this ride in him from the first time he picked up a bike. I think the best way for Floyd to finish out this Tour would be to cross the finish line in Paris doing a wheelie, just like he did in one of his first mountain bike rides. Now that would be badass!
I'm just stunned that he's doing all this with avascular necrosis in his femoral head! I mean, jeez louise! The joint capsule, all those muscles, they are wrapped around a hunk of dead bone! And what that dead bone/dead synovial lining must be doing to his hip socket with every pedal stroke just makes me cringe!
Amazing!
and I love his attitude. I so badly want him to win. And I worry how he'll do with the hip replacement.
I kept thinking about his hip yesterday, too, Knotted. What if that ride had caused some sudden damage to the joint or what's left of the femoral head? I half expected him to come across the line and be unable to walk. Did you catch Schmalz's comment a couple of stages back about how if Floyd gets a new titanium hip, the UCI will make him lower it to avoid an unfair advantage?
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know how far Rasmussen rode solo on Wednesday compared to how far Floyd rode by himself yesterday? It was interesting how they each came across the line charged with totally different emotions. Another example of what a roller-coaster this Tour has been. As much as I can't wait for Saturday's TT, I really don't want to see it end!
I guess I am the only one on this board who does not like Floyd Landis. It's too bad that my favorit bike shop has the same name "Landis". Don't get me wrong, I have full respect for what he did on Thursday. That was a great push. But there is something about him that just creeps me out. It's the way he looks, speaks, he always talks about himself as if his team does not exist. Maybe it is because he looks like Kid Rock and I certainly don't care for that guy. Just wanted to share my opinion. There is no need to jump on me for that.
Get her girls!!!!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lenusik
:D POUNCE! POUNCE!:D
Of course you are entitled to your opinion L - just 'cause it's wrong......:D :D I always thought FL gave his team the credit they deserve, he strikes me as a very humble guy. Oh well, vive le difference!
*snap hoping all can see the humor in this post.......*
He still looks like a Kid Rock - not too attractive, and his bottom is too big! :D
Those ridiculous green and yellow stripe across the butt shorts don't help in the sightest. Ponak has the worst kit - poor old Landis looked like a funky little elf in his green leg warmers up there getting that clashing yellow jersey. At least when he's wearing the yellow jersey they let him wear black shorts - they used to fine guys for wearing anything that wasn't strictly the same as the regular team kit - Cipo changed all that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lenusik
He's not been my favorite rider in the past, but I have a lot of respect for the tenacity he's shown in the past couple of days. Many people would have conceeded defeat rather than fight the way he has. Its improved my view of him immesurably.
Floyd really touches my heart. I think he's awesome. He grew up doing farm chores and taught himself to be a champ.
I like his face. and he's distantly related to my husband's family through the Landis line.. who were mennonites 100 years ago.
That intense-looking foto of him in the last article reminds me of my own son, his coloring and determination (but my son got a big Italian nose from me!)
This guy is real and fun.
I'm so glad he's doing so well.
No question about it. The guy has some gutts and as I said I have respect for him. But, oh boy, he is probably one of the worst looking rider I've seen. He could be a good troll in some movie. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Eden