Go Floyd Go!!!!

[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]

Found another article: More Floyd

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!

[Eden]

.....and his bottom is too big!

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.

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.

[mimitabby]

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.

[Lenusik]

poor old Landis looked like a funky little elf in his green leg warmers up there getting that clashing yellow jersey.
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. .

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.

[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]

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

My turn to pounce... I've said it before in another thread: Floyd does not look like Kid Rock, Kid Rock looks like Floyd!

And, yeah, Floyd's chunkier than most of the peloton but that's because he's obviously got a bigger engine. The wattage he was displaying yesterday was average for him. He needs a bigger body to contain all that power! Personally, I love the shot of him heading down one of the descents, slung low over the handlebars and nothing but his big bottom showing. Floyd should e-mail that shot to every one of his rivals and everyone who ever chose not to believe in him.

If those are really your main reasons for disliking Floyd, be sure not to look too closely at the rest of the peloton.

[mimitabby]

Thanks for the great picture Kali!