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Article: American Landis Takes Tour de France Lead
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- July 14, 2006
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PLA-DE-BERET, Spain - Floyd Landis says he was too high-strung for his Mennonite upbringing. But being a rebel has its rewards. The Pennsylvania native overcame a deficit of nearly 5 minutes on Thursday to seize the Tour de France lead, posting a strong performance in the harder of two days of punishing climbs in the Pyrenees.
By claiming the leader's yellow jersey that was taken home seven straight years by Lance Armstrong - a former teammate, and then a rival - Landis made it clear that he's the man to beat in this year's race.
And he's not even in top physical shape.
Landis said Monday he is considering whether to have surgery this fall to replace his right hip, which was fractured ...