I'm pretty sure Floyd won it for himself, not for the USA. Just a guess.
And as for media attention here in the States, it's almost zero.
And as for media attention here in the States, it's almost zero.
Floyd Landis Wins Tour De France 2006 for U.S.A.!
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Oh, great. The nationalistic wankers crawl out from under their rocks. The same fair weather asses who were convinced Hincapie was going to win the Tour, never supported Landis because he had dared to tell their idol Armstrong to stick it, and only switched to supporting him after the whole Discovery team crashed and burned.
Why don't you take your contemptible attitude back to Texas.
Why don't you take your contemptible attitude back to Texas.
this is interesting. i'm very proud that a fellow american won. however, i'm not going to brag about it and rub it in the noses of my fellow cycling fans. if floyd had been out of it and levi had still been sucking i really wouldn't have wanted another american to win just for the sake of having a countryman win.
btw, how badly would it have ticked off the french if a italian would have won after having taken the world cup from them?
also, i'm hoping floyd can be an good ambassador between the france and the us. i'm sick of the whole "boo hoo...the french don't like us." i'm sure if we held a worldwide football championship in our country every year and didn't win for years we'd be a bit sensitive also.
btw, how badly would it have ticked off the french if a italian would have won after having taken the world cup from them?
also, i'm hoping floyd can be an good ambassador between the france and the us. i'm sick of the whole "boo hoo...the french don't like us." i'm sure if we held a worldwide football championship in our country every year and didn't win for years we'd be a bit sensitive also.
cheapie said:this is interesting. i'm very proud that a fellow american won. however, i'm not going to brag about it and rub it in the noses of my fellow cycling fans. if floyd had been out of it and levi had still been sucking i really wouldn't have wanted another american to win just for the sake of having a countryman win.
btw, how badly would it have ticked off the french if a italian would have won after having taken the world cup from them?
also, i'm hoping floyd can be an good ambassador between the france and the us. i'm sick of the whole "boo hoo...the french don't like us." i'm sure if we held a worldwide football championship in our country every year and didn't win for years we'd be a bit sensitive also.
Just caught Landis being interviewed on Eurosport.
The more I hear this guy talking, the more I like him (not that I was ever anti-FL, I was indifferent to him to be honest).
He comes across really very well - and he's not shy about saying how well he did (which is fine), but he is magnanimous to his rivals.
Pereiro came up to him and congratulated him warmly.
I like the guy - and he's a bloody good cyclist too.
cheapie said:
It's on tonight's highlight package which was transmitted less than one hour ago. (stage 19).
Knowing his reputation, I am sure he'll be at the party after though.tvaughn said:
He'll probably ride on the car and say stupid things to people while handing out the champagne.
Y'know, it is apparently quite a logistical nightmare to prepare the champagne and plastic flutes and get it all done in time for the race to actually happen. Good luck to Phonal soigneurs!!
BikeLBK.com said:FLOYD LANDIS WINS TOUR DE FRANCE!
8 TDF VICTORIES IN A ROW FOR THE
U.S.A.!
LANCE ARMSTRONG 1999 - 2005
FLOYD LANDIS 2006!
USA USA USA
Curious how we Europeans regard you yankees as a touch brash in victory isn't it? Clearly it has nothing to do with your response to victory so i wonder why it is....
Floyd won for himself and the team.BikeLBK.com said:FLOYD LANDIS WINS TOUR DE FRANCE!
8 TDF VICTORIES IN A ROW FOR THE
U.S.A.!
LANCE ARMSTRONG 1999 - 2005
FLOYD LANDIS 2006!
USA USA USA
ITS AMAZING YOU SAY THAT? WHEN I WATCH THE TOUR DE FRANCE, I SEE THOUSANDS OF EUROPEAN FLAGS ALONG THE STAGES! ARE THEY ROOTING FOR THE U.S.A.????tiogar said:
Look how the French celebrate the loss in the World Cup!
Clicky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOf1JEf3K0Y
Yes look how the English Celebrate the loss in the World Cup!
Clicky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRN4syrDIdk
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
For all those who say this is over the top praise for the USA, when a rider from any other country wins, I guarantee they will be mass celebration throughout their respective country. In the USA however it will be ho hum. No parades or celebration except maybe in the cyclists home town. All we in the states get is the internet and a few videos of the flag flying in Paris. We'll be lucky to get 2 minutes on sportscenter. Can you imagine if a Basque rider would win, things would go nuts there.
Nationalistic indeed, what do you think the Wolrd Cup is all about?
Nationalistic indeed, what do you think the Wolrd Cup is all about?
BikeLBK.com said:
after 4 weeks of that remarkably boring and tedious sport please don't ask me to open another soccer thread. thankfully the snoozefest comes round only once in four years. not being funny butfor taedium quotient only the Superbowl comes close to the Zizz cup final.
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