Landis Wins the Tour
American Landis wins Tour de France
Floyd Landis won the Tour de France on Sunday, keeping cycling’s most prestigious title in American hands for the eighth straight year.
And, no doubt, the French are so pleased.
This is really a remarkable story, given that Landis has trouble walking, yet just won the Tour de France–and that after making up a seeming insurmountable gap a few days ago (via SI):
“disaster” struck Wednesday in Stage 16 in the Alps.Landis allowed Pereiro to take the yellow jersey as the race left the Pyrenees at the end of the second week to conserve energy for the three crucial stages in the Alps. That strategy seemed to backfire after Landis lost the jersey in a second Alpine stage at La Toussuire, dropping from first to 11th — 8 minutes, 8 seconds behind Pereiro.
Yet, Landis was able to make that up in one day and go on to win.
(x-posted at PoliBlog)
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