[Westy]

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]

Wow that sucks... his career was just getting into the zone really

 

[Heidi]

It doesn't affect his riding though? It seems to me like constant pain would.

 

[MMcG]

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]

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]

Broken handle bar I believe. Amazing ride considering he had to stop. He would've taken the stage win for sure otherwise.

 

[Westy]

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]

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]

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]

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

Prologue

ITT(Stage 7)

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]

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]

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.......