TdF '06: Tour History
On the day after what can only be described as one of the greatest cycling feats in modern Tour de France history, I thought I'd link to what some of the other cycling analysts are writing. Enjoy!
Floyd Landis was at rock bottom 24 hours before he finished the 17th stage of the Tour de France. Now, after one of the greatest escapes in modern Tour times, he sits in third place, just 30 seconds of leading the race once more. - Phil Liggett, OLNFloyd’s ride was epic, in every way. On the final climbing day, a harrowing course profile of five climbs and treacherous technical descents, he was simply unstoppable. He didn’t receive a lick of help from anyone in the field. To a man, they simply sat on his wheel and wilted as he left them behind, spent. - Garrett Lai, MSNBC
The end of the Landis dream.!!!! Did I actually write that yesterday! How good it feels to be wrong. I have just witnessed one of the greatest racing days that I have ever seen. Yes, there was Claudio Chiappucci in 1992 on his way to Sestrieres but that wasn't the day after he had cracked and lost ten minutes. - Paul Sherwen, OLN
The Greatest Ride of All Time - Today we’ve seen the greatest single day ride in the history of the Tour de France. We’ve seen more dominant performances throughout the 3 weeks of the Tour than many times before.
Floyd Landis barely clinging to life at the start of today’s stage, has dragged himself through determination, through will and through true grid, in fact contention, he can win the Tour de France. - Bob Roll, OLN
With a sensational display of brio and guts in the style of seven-time Tour champion Lance Armstrong, the American put himself back in the title hunt with a solo win in the last Alpine stage. - Jamey Keaten, AP