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Westy
07-10-2006, 09:30 AM
Could this be his last tour? Looks like he has the same problem Bo Jackson did.

http://www.velonews.com/tour2006/news/articles/10316.0.html
golgiaparatus
07-10-2006, 09:36 AM
Wow that sucks... his career was just getting into the zone really :(
Heidi
07-10-2006, 10:06 AM
It doesn't affect his riding though? It seems to me like constant pain would.
MMcG
07-10-2006, 11:26 AM
what happened to his bike in the TT that caused him to have to switch?

That must have been a fast change of bikes!
Westy
07-10-2006, 11:32 AM
It doesn't affect his riding though? It seems to me like constant pain would.

I think you know all too well how it really screws with you pedal stroke too.
surfinguru
07-10-2006, 04:09 PM
Broken handle bar I believe. Amazing ride considering he had to stop. He would've taken the stage win for sure otherwise.
Westy
07-10-2006, 04:16 PM
Broken handle bar I believe. Amazing ride considering he had to stop. He would've taken the stage win for sure otherwise.

Crick the rink. Froyd needs hip repracement.
Heidi
07-10-2006, 04:24 PM
The UCI said it wasn't legal so he had to switch to a lower bar and it broke. I don't get why the bike was fine for the prologue but then not fine for the TT. HUH?
sanjuro
07-10-2006, 04:52 PM
Without any research, all I can guess is that it was too close to Obree's Superman's position.

Real stupid in my opinion, though.
Wumpus
07-10-2006, 05:44 PM
Seems silly to bring up the hip thing in the middle of the tour. Already getting the excuse ready?



Without any research, all I can guess is that it was too close to Obree's Superman's position.

Obree's Superman

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2002/letters/CYCLING-OBREE-59.JPG

Prologue
http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2006/tour06/tour060/JD_06TDFplg15.jpg

ITT(Stage 7)

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2006/tour06/tour067/S-LANDISTOUR2112.jpg

What I heard was that the tips of his bars were too high. I guess it could have pushed him back a little lowering him, but it was hard to tell.
DRB
07-10-2006, 08:17 PM
It doesn't affect his riding though? It seems to me like constant pain would.

Shoot I'm in constant pain when I'm on the road bike.....

but seriously that's not a good thing at all. However, hip replacement surgery has come along way since Bo in 1992. It does show what a tough guy he is. A Beligian co-worker says that American cyclists in the pro peleton are almost all viewed as "hard" men in Europe which was surprising to me.

From Velonews regarding the TT position:

They promptly told Lelangue that the position of the bars was too high, and that they needed to be lowered so that saddle and bar tops were on the same plane.

Whatever that means.
Westy
07-11-2006, 08:15 AM
Seems silly to bring up the hip thing in the middle of the tour. Already getting the excuse ready?


Check out the first sentence of the article:

American Tour de France favorite Floyd Landis (Phonak) will hold a press conference on Monday to respond to press reports that he is suffering from a degenerative condition that could threaten his career.......