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Article: Landis captures lead in Tour de France

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July 14, 2006
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Friends here remember cycling prodigy

The rapid improvement was unlike anything Mike Farrington had ever seen.

Scott Haverstick called it "a once-in-a-generation" occurrence.

It turns out, the two local bicycling enthusiasts were witnessing the maturation of a potential Tour de France champion.

Floyd Landis, a Farmersville native, leads cycling's main event after enduring Thursday's 128-mile grind through the Pyrenees Mountains. After 11 of the Tour's 20 stages, Landis leads by eight seconds.

Haverstick noticed Landis' tremendous ability more than a decade ago while riding with him during training races in Mount Joy.

"It was pretty apparent that he was ...

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