Floyd Book Tour

[equus123]

Hey all,

I picked up the book last week on Friday. It's called "Positively False - How I WON the Tour de France"

I really enjoy Floyd's sense of humor. I always thought he was an interesting character (not meant as a negative comment) and was curious to know more about him. I feel the same with Tyler Hamilton, I would like to read more about him. I've read everything there is to know about Lance

Anywho....so I got the book and read the first few chapters so far. It's a very easy read (as was Lance's "It's Not About The Bike") and I enjoy getting into the person's mind and hearing their stories out of their mouths.

I wasn't sure whether or not Floyd doped or not when all this garbage started. It was strange how he did pretty poorly on stage 16 then got back over 7 minutes the following day. But the more you research about somebody and know their past, I think that it makes a huge impact on present day performance and character. The fact that Floyd won junior nationals on a mountain bike out of high school and all the other things about his childhood that he describes in his book, it leads me to believe that he did not dope and the test results were due to inaccurate testing. There's just some things that make a difference about somebody - their mental strength, their genetic potential, and their determination. There were a lot of things he describes about growing up, getting into road biking, and his cycling numbers (i.e. vo2max, time up certain climbs, etc) that you can't fake.

I feel the same way about Lance. There are a lot of people out there who think he doped. Just read about the guy. He was a pro level triathlete as a teenager. His vo2max was some of the highest recorded when he was a teenager. That kind of stuff cannot be faked. I think he was a Cat 1 before he was 19? Those kinds of genetics don't go away.

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

I received my preordered book (from February??) finally yesterday. I tore through it and finished it already.

I have to say, I was taken with Floyd from the beginning of the Tour. I didn't know about him before then as I had just gotten back into cycling last Spring (06)... but his whole story about the hip injury, etc... It just drew me in. I was like most and totally broken about the positive results, but I never could really believe that he doped. I just didn't "feel" it about him. I didn't even know a whole lot about him before.

Anyway... this book was a very easy read. I like his take-it-like-it-is style. I read so much last night that I woke up thinking i'd had a long conversation with him the night before. LOL After finishing this book, I have zero doubt in my mind that he does not dope.

I heartily recommend this book! All the background and stories of him growing up, to riding with Lance, etc... its all very very interesting. I even found myself laughing out loud a few times.

He is one of the few TRUE elites.

[Jo-n-NY]

I cannot wait to see him tonight and get my signed copy of the book. Since it is a half hour away I hope any thunderstorms that are expected are not too severe for me to go.

Thanks for the great input on the book. I am so looking forward to reading it

~ JoAnn

[Jo-n-NY]

I have to say, this book signing was great. It did begin to down pour in sheets as I was already on my way, but thank goodness it was short lived.

As others have mentioned, Floyd is a very personable guy, has a sense of humor and just down right nice and sincere. He answered many questions and would have continued all night (he said) however, the bookstore had to call the last question. He also admitted that PR is not one of his strong points which turned out to be a funny comment.

He not only signed his book, but also signed whatever people brought, shirts, helmets etc. He took pics with whomever brought a camera. He also addressed each person by name and spoke a few words to everyone that came up for his signature. The turn out was I would say a couple of hundred people.

I really will look forward to reading the book.

~ JoAnn