Quote Originally Posted by jpbayarea
I have to add that it's impossible to imagine what happens to A body when
that body has been raced up 5 mountain stages in such glory and exhilaration as was Floyd Landis that day of his historic ride. I feel quite sure that something amazing happened that day. I hate to get all 'woo-woo' here but in such a moment as that race was for him, with nothing to lose and everything
to gain by focusing, hydrating, pushing to the very limit of what is possible for a human being....it's just possible that his SOUL was electrified by the experience and his entire body, organism, biochemistry and all functions of that body responded by going haywire.....

As someone else said, testosterone rises just in watching something such as this. How often have you experienced a strong desire to go out and RIP up the road after some exhiliarating moment of bike racing and ridden like never before, simply in the thrill of that excitement.

I refuse to judge him as a doper. I do not believe it, though I don't think we will ever know. I assume his B sample will also come back positive (of course) and he'll be found guilty, will appeal, will WIN that appeal, but his name is forever tainted despite it being unlikely that he did anything wrong. The system is foul, the lab is foul and the French do not want an American to win the Tour again. The people who cheered are different from those behind the scenes.

I know we are all very upset by all this and it's so unfortunate but I just choose to go with my gut and believe this man. He is just not dumb enough to do that when he knew he'd be tested and he knew the climate of the race and the sport. And still, I fear and believe no good will come of this, unfortunately, no matter what the truth is.



.... what she said....

t~