Go Floyd Go!!!!

[snapdragen]

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[jeannierides]

Floyd rocks!! Wooohooo! What a race this is!

LMAO Snap...

[snapdragen]

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.

[Lise]

These are so fun, snap!

There is nothing like unleashing a formerly religious person on the world...pain does not matter to them!

[Kalidurga]

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Great article, snapdragen, thank you for posting it!

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!

[KnottedYet]

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.

[Kalidurga]

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!

[Lenusik]

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.

[snapdragen]

Just wanted to share my opinion. There is no need to jump on me for that.

Get her girls!!!!

POUNCE! POUNCE!

Of course you are entitled to your opinion L - just 'cause it's wrong...... 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.......*

[Lenusik]

He still looks like a Kid Rock - not too attractive, and his bottom is too big!

[mimitabby]

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!

God, that would be great, wouldn't it!!

and his parents in their mennonite clothes holding a little white sign that says
We support Floyd Landis !!!

gotta love it.

and some of my relatives look like elves too.

[Eden]

Not that the elf thing is his fault - its all about the ugly kit. I'm kind of glad they've got a new sponsor next year.

[FreshNewbie]

I personally really like Floyd, especially after I read an interview between him and Zabriskie in Bicycling magazine ( aug issue). If you didn't read it yet I really recommend to pick it up. However, I sort of was dissapointed with his reaction when he crossed the line. I thought that it would bring him more joy than it did. But then maybe he just is not an expressive person In any case I really hope he will be on the podium and hopefully in YELLOW

[Kalidurga]

I sort of was dissapointed with his reaction when he crossed the line. I thought that it would bring him more joy than it did. But then maybe he just is not an expressive person

If you can find any post-race video, you'll see a very different Floyd. He literally raged through that ride and it showed as he crossed the finish line. Frankie Andreu interviewed him later when he was waiting for the podium and by then Floyd was nothing but one big grin. OLN also showed a sweet moment of Amber Landis sitting on Floyd's lap giving him a big hug and kiss. Once the rage faded, I think Floyd was pretty close to ecstatic.