http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2002-2006 by the authors Fri, 28 Jul 2006 04:29:51 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/07/24/004844.php#comment-415910 Steve, you are, of course, correct. A clear and obvious error on my part. But, although I did not write it in my post (trying to be positive) I have always had a bad feeling about the almost inhuman "comeback" that Landis experienced just one day after his monumental falter. Those suspicions have now been sadly reenforced by the positive test for testosterone in his post-stage urine sample. Of course this still needs final confirmation from his "B" sample but it does not look so good for Landis at this point. Should the test results be confirmed I would have no hesitation to see him tared, feathered and carried the entire length of his historic come-back stage on a rail. ]]> 415910@blogcritics.org Fri, 28 Jul 2006 04:29:51 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/07/24/004844.php#comment-413381 Your article stated Floyd Landis has the 11th American victory at the Tour de france in the past 12 years, not so! Before Lance Armstrongs 7 victories that stretch from 2005 back to 1999 there was Marco Pantani in 1998, Jan Ulrich in 1997, Bjarne Riis in 1996, Miguel Indurains five victories in 1995 back to 1991 & Greg Lemond in 1990, 1989, & 1986. So really Floyds victory is 11th by an American at the Tour de France in the past 21 years ]]> 413381@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:41:50 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/07/24/004844.php#comment-413209 Truly a great victory, and totally different from the methodical destruction of the opposition that characterized Armstrong. Anyone who has bicycled at elevated pace over a long distance can understand the significance of The Bonk and the amazing recovery of Landis the next day. This was a fabulous athletic recovery, worthy, dare I say it, of the great Eddie Merkcz. ]]> 413209@blogcritics.org Mon, 24 Jul 2006 02:33:58 EDT