Floyd Landis back in Yellow.

[HuckleB]

For the toughest day of the Tour tomorrow. He looked tough today. Tomorrow will tell all!

Maybe.

[Ryano42]

1. Not for long sadly...

Blew up on the last climb today... :(

[HuckleB]

2. Big blow up.

Damn.

[Hav]

3. .

And a stunning comeback.

[Ryano42]

4. WOWOWWOWOWWOWWOWWWWW

:applause: :popcorn:

[feminazi]

5. that must have been a hell of a ride today

i can't wait to watch it tonight.

here's to floyd :toast:

[northzax]

6. yeah, he pretty much laid it all on the table

and lived to tell about it. madman.

[Awsi Dooger]

7. "Greatest single day ride in the history of the Tour de France"

That's what the OLN announcer just called it: "It's impossible. Let's put it that way. But Floyd Landis is doing it."

He listed all the greats in Tour history and said this performance was more stunning than anything he could remember from any of them.

Now 30 seconds from yellow but favored to win, considering the time trial ahead.

[HuckleB]

8. If he's on tomorrow, it should be his.

My fingers are crossed.

[maxsolomon]

9. still in third after Thursday.

can he make up 30 seconds in the time trial?

i doubt it.

hopefully the run into paris is a real race this year, not just a cermonial love fest.

[Awsi Dooger]

10. I'm guessing he can

During yesterday's stage one of the announcers said the leader probably needed 5 minutes on Landis to feel safe for the time trial. That might be an exaggeration but it's so far outside the 30 second gap that I like Landis' chances.

[HuckleB]

11. Landis was 1:20 or more better than the two in front of him in the 1st TT.

So, it's very possible.

[maxsolomon]

12. i heard that #2 was a wiz in TTs.

but the source was a major BS artiste, so

GO (pink) FLOYD!

[Longhorn]

13. Landis wins the Tour de France!

Third in the time trials but a good enough time to take the yellow!

[HuckleB]

14. Woo hoo!

Well done, Floyd!!! Incredible performance.

[Kolesar]

15. Yay, Lance-Dis!!

Is he a Mennonite?

[Reverend_Smitty]

16. yes he is

From Lancaster County, PA

[Longhorn]

17. Perhaps he no longer considers himself a Mennonite?

From Wikipedia, "The bike was Landis’ escape route from his family culture. Growing up in a conservative Mennonite family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Landis wanted to escape from what he viewed as narrow culture of work, family and church. His parents questioned his obsession with cycling and were confused by his determination to follow a different way of life."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floyd_Landis

[Reverend_Smitty]

18. That is possible...

I heard about his roots on the news this morning...his parents had to go over to neighbor's houses to watch him race because they didn't have a television in their house. So I guess they are kind of hard core Mennonites

[northzax]

19. and he had to leave home to race

because his father viewed competition as sacreligious.

[HuckleB]

21. He grew up in a Mennonite community... but no longer practices.

[HuckleB]

20. Salud, FLOYD!

What a Tour!