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Landis pedaling to the finish line

Floyd Landis charges to the finish line in the individual time trial at the 2006 tour de France.

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Landis in yellow again after time trial

Floyd Landis regained the yellow jersey on the Stage 19 time trial

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Landis regains lead for Tour de France victory ride to Paris

American Floyd Landis will ride to Paris in the yellow jersey on Sunday after finishing second in Saturday's individual time trial, unseating the two rivals ahead of him.

As the race for Paris is traditionally for a sprint win, not the overall title, Landis is destined to become the third American to win the Tour de France since Greg Lemond broke the barrier in 1986 and Lance Armstrong won a record 7 Tours between 1999 and 2005. …

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QuickStep rider wins Tour de France stage; Landis readies for time trial

After the emotional rollercoaster that is the Tour de France for Floyd Landis the past two days, Friday's Stage 18 was relatively uneventful.

Three cyclists attacked a 15-man breakaway about 10 miles from the finish in Macon. The three shadow-boxed for the last kilometer until Matteo Tosatto of QuickStep jumped and took the finish. …

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Host cities set for 2007 Tour of California bike race

Organizers of the second annual Amgen Tour of California have announced the host cities for the 8-day stage race next February, to be broadcast on the Versus network.

The list comprises 12 cities, some new for 2007, for the 650-mile bicycle race that's scheduled from February 18-25 …

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Talk the talk about Floyd Landis

I would have to go back to 1989, when I watched the taped broadcast of Greg Lemond's final-day victory over Laurent Fignon, to recall a more exciting stage of the Tour de France.

It seemed that even Floyd Landis had accepted defeat after his disasterous Stage 16 collapse. What happened Thursday wasn't a miracle, it was pure guts. Here's a sample of what's been said and written in the past 24 hours about Landis: …

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New Illinois bicycle ride picks up where RAGBRAI leaves off

Bicycle Illinois is launching a multi-day bike tour this year that piggybacks on the completion of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI).

The Northern Illinois Ride begins in Muscatine, Iowa, the day after RAGBRAI ends. The four-day bike ride will cover about 260 miles and end in Chicago …

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Floyd Landis

Floyd Landis on the podium after Stage 17 of Tour de France

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Floyd Landis wins stage; he's the man to beat at Tour de France

American Floyd Landis rode his bicycle back to the leaders of the Tour de France on Thursday with an amazing effort to win the stage and claw back up to 3rd place, just 30 seconds behind the leader Oscar Pereiro.

The American cyclist's gutsy attack over four mountains on Thursday was as remarkable as Wednesday's ride was abysmal. That's when 1st place Landis cracked on the final climb, dropping back to 11th place and 8 minutes behind the leader. …

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What happened to Floyd Landis?

(Update: On Thursday, Floyd Landis attacks on the first climb of the day and wins the stage. What did Mark Twain once say? “The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”)

From 1st place to 11th place in 15 kilometers or less. That's the tale of the tape for Floyd Landis at the 2006 Tour de France.

Everyone knows Landis cracked on the final climb of Stage 16, struggling uphill as every rival passed him by. What happened? …

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