Landis poised to take 2006 Tour de France
Sunday, July 23rd, 2006
American Floyd Landis has given the Tour de France its greatest roller coaster ride in years. In Saturday’s final time trial through the Burgundy countryside, the 30-year-old Landis reclaimed the top overall position for the fourth time in 19 days of racing. Though Landis is poised to become the third American to win the Tour [...]
Win the time trial and Landis will be Tour de France’s new King
Saturday, July 22nd, 2006
In cycling, the time trial is known as the race of truth, where each rider goes by himself as fast as he can, with only the clock as an opponent. On Saturday, all eyes will be on the clock as Floyd Landis and the other contenders in the Tour de France battle it out in [...]
Gap into the Alps will test if Landis is the real deal
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006
Floyd Landis is Eddy Merckx’s unoriginal pick to win this year’s Tour de France – and on Tuesday the Belgian great will find out if the American is the real deal. The 187km stage from Gap into the Alps, finishing with an ascent of the infamous Alpe d’Huez, ought to go a long way to [...]
Landis looks to be Lance’s new Tour de France heir
Friday, July 14th, 2006
American Floyd Landis has underlined his yellow jersey credentials, a resounding performance in the Tour de France’s 11th stage earning him the overall race lead. Landis, a former member of Lance Armstrong’s US Postal team, now leads France’s Cyril Dessel by eight seconds in the race’s general classification, ahead of tonight’s 12th stage which, fortunately [...]
With Lance Armstrong gone, Tour de France still searching for a favourite
Tuesday, July 11th, 2006
The first phase of the Tour de France has included a doping crisis, a prologue, seven road stages and a time trial but not the emergence of an heir apparent to seven-times champion Lance Armstrong. During the opening week until Monday’s rest day in Bordeaux, the 93rd edition of the Grande Boucle has been a [...]
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