Tour de France winner Floyd Landis — who has tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone — denied that he took the performance-enhancing drug to gain a boost during the bike race, which ended Sunday.
When asked by Sports Illustrated columnist Austin Murphy if used testosterone, Landis responded: “No, c'mon man.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/28/floyd-landis-rejects-doping-claims/
Say it ain't so, Floyd. Was winning the Tour de France so important that you had to resort to cheating? Let's hope not.
Even after several top cyclists were expelled prior to the Tour over doping allegations, I'm still shocked to hear that Floyd Landis tested positive for the banned substance testosterone in a sample taken after his historic Stage 17 victory. Another analysis is scheduled.
It's like talking with a friend on a bike ride and getting blindsided by a low-hanging branch at the side of the road. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/27/tour-de-france-champ-floyd-landis-fails-drug-test/
As American Floyd Landis battled his way back into the Tour de France leadership on Thursday, more Americans tuned in to watch than at any time previously during this year's three-week bike race.
Meanwhile, the network says it will continue to cover bicycle racing in 2007 with its Sunday coverage of the Giro d'Italia, Paris-Nice, and other spring classics, as well as adding the Tour of California. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/26/olns-viewers-rise-as-tour-ends-network-continues-bike-race-coverage-in-2007/
Tour de France winner Floyd Landis, left, is trying to curb speculation that he's changing teams; he says he'll stay with his current team, which is switching its title sponsorship to San Francisco-based iShares next season.
Meanwhile, US cyclist Levi Leipheimer signed with the Discovery Channel team. ..
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/25/teams-change-for-leipheimer-remain-the-same-for-landis/
“I'm glad we didn't have to make that choice. Church is very important to us. We felt in our hearts he was going to win. He is not one to take second place.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/24/bicycle-quote-a-bicycling-champions-mom/
For the eighth straight year, an American took the podium on the Champs-Elysees Sunday as native Pennsylvanian Floyd Landis won the Tour de France championship.
The 30-year-old leader of the Phonak team thanked his teammates for supporting him, especially for his comeback in the final Alpine stage. Later he told OLN: “I'm proud of the way my team raced, and I'm proud of the way I raced.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/23/floyd-landis-wins-tour-de-france-hushovd-final-stage/
The 2006 Tour de France for Floyd Landis has been a series of ups and downs. Unlike the well-directed affairs that marked the latter years of Lance Armstrong's domination, this has been more like Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
Here's a recap of some events in Landis' Tour:
Prologue — Landis loses 8-10 seconds as he shows up late to the podium. It turns out that the team mechanic had to change a cut tire at the last minute, rather than risk having a flat on the road. (9th place — 9.26 seconds behind Thor Hushovd) …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/23/floyd-landis-wild-ride-to-paris/
American cyclist Floyd Landis has been riding bicycles provided by BMC at the 2006 Tour de France.
The bicycle Landis will likely ride to Paris on Sunday is this carbon BMC Pro Machine SLC01, specially tricked out in the colors of his yellow jersey. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/22/floyd-landis-tour-de-france-bike-is-a-bmc/
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. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/22/landis-regains-lead-for-tour-de-france-victory-ride-to-paris/
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. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2006/07/21/quickstep-rider-wins-tour-de-france-stage-landis-readies-for-time-trial/
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