Go Floyd Go!!!!

[mimitabby]

http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/24282

you can even see a photo of his parents

[Bike Goddess]

Thanks for the picture! Now if we could only persuade Floyd's parents to wear helmets.

[latelatebloomer]

The article I was talking about was in The Morning Call (www.mcall.com) and is titled "Their Son: Cycling Hero" I will leave it to someone with a more agile computer to post - thanks for those other articles. One of the photos is of Floyd turning to point behind him with his handsome, genuine smile. Can we get that up, pleeze? We could turn it into a kind of "Uncle Sam Wants You" poster, 'cept that Floyd wants you - on yer bike!

mimi, if you can't get the article online, pm me and I'll send you the whole thing snail mail. You can paste it in your diary.

And now we get to take all this glorious momentum on our own bikes. I had a lovely 40-miler with my hubby on Sat. My legs just kept turning and turning, and my big PA butt was very, very strong.

[chickwhorips]

We don't have a tv and I really wanted to see what a time trial looked like - esp. THIS one - so Sat night we went to the local bar and actually convinced the bartender to turn off the ballgame and put on the Tour. I still can't believe we got away with that one.

i'm still impressed that you got the bartender to change the channel. i've tried to get them to change sometimes and.... NOPE! its like pulling teeth.

i'm just glad to hear nothing happened to his hip. i must admit i kinda cringed when i would see him stand up and sprint. my bf has a bad leg (broke his femur in an accident and has a rod in it) and i know that buggs him when he stands up.

keeping my fingers crossed the replacment goes well!!

[Lise]

"In the glare of the media spotlight, Landis has exhibited Mennonite values of hard work, determination and modesty." --from the LancasterOnline article.

Thanks to all of you who've posted stories about Floyd. I've never known too much about the world of bicycle racing, and you've opened it up to me! Floyd is my hero now. All day I would think, "He won the Tour de France with a dead hip." Wow. I know we'll have a Floyd-watch here when he goes for his surgery!

[ChainsOflove]

Alright you guys, I have to tell somebody this.

On the Thurs nite before the tour I was driving home from work and NPR announced about Ulrich and Ivan B. getting thrown out, and at first, I SHREIKED in horror, NO! NO! IT CAN"T BE!!! NOT my IVAN!!!

Then when I calmed down I said to myself one word: "FLOYD".


I shoulda entered the contest. Of course no one will believe me, but I really did call this one!

[chickwhorips]

http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/24282

you can even see a photo of his parents

his parents are so cute in that pic! he looks like his dad.

[KnottedYet]

Hee hee, I thought he looked like his mom! The chin and mouth, especially. OLN showed pics of him as a kid, and boy you knew right away it was him because of the chin and the ears!

I have one ear like Floyd's (the left) does that mean I could be a good rider? SKnot has two ears like that.... and he just learned to ride.

I am so interested (aka worried) about how the hip replacement goes. We see so many total hips, some are great, some just so-so. I'm betting he gets the best surgeon and the best hip hardware. A plastic cup would probably not last long with him. I'd love to know what hardware they are looking at. All titanium? All ceramic? Dunno if stainless would hold up to the huge amount of friction he'll be generating. Friction issues will be more important than weighbearing as far as the engineering is concerned. Plastic would soooooo suck!

If anyone finds an article about what hardware he's planning, please post it to me! Thanks!

[DirtDiva]

Surely an elite cyclist would want titanium..?

[ACG]

You ladies are all so entertaining! And thanks for the great information.

I am hoping Floyd's surgery goes well, I'd love to see him in 2007 Tour. At work I told everyone FROM THE BEGINNING that Floyd was the one! Now I'm viewed as a sports expert! I am also glad he won in that it keeps Americans interested in cycling, a sport that doesn't get enough attention here.

[mimitabby]

In one of the articles that someone else posted here last week he was discussing his hip replacement and he was talking about titanium, yes. But then in another article that i found yesterday some expert was talking about the choices and he never DID say Titanium.

m

[Triskeliongirl]

I read him quoted as saying it would be titanium. Also, he is working with surgeons to do a procedure that at least considers his after surgery cycling goals. One issue is not just the hip replacement, but the long term consequences of cutting through muscle, but depending how they do the incision they may be able to minimize the post-surgical muscle weakening. My husband, after having his own hip surgery, predicts he won't be able to come back, but I think if he could win the tour on a bum hip, who know how he'll do with a good one, albeit artificial. He'll be the first bionic cyclist!

[aka_kim]

My roommate has had both hips replaced, and he doesn't think Floyd can come back either. But I think that's more his cycling-ignorant orthopedist talking, who warned him against ever riding again.

Personally, I think Floyd will come back better than ever since he'll be pain free.

[mimitabby]

My roommate has had both hips replaced, and he doesn't think Floyd can come back either. But I think that's more his cycling-ignorant orthopedist talking, who warned him against ever riding again.

Personally, I think Floyd will come back better than ever since he'll be pain free.

You mean his hip will be pain free. what about all those lovely muscles they have to push/stretch/cut through?!?!

[chickwhorips]

i think floyd will come through easily with his attitude (aka stubborn). i believe its all about what you think of things.

my dad (very stubborn) had his hip replaced and he was up the same day walking around. bf (even more stubborn) broke his femur in 3 places. dr told him he may not walk again, or if he did it would be years. he's completed and won tris after the accident. though he did start cycling again before he could really walk and that wasn't long after he got discharged from the hospital.