Jul 24, 2006

BOSSY MOMENTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY – Floyd Landis wins the Tour de France.

Suffering from an arthritic hip, 30-year-old Californian Floyd Landis dropped to 11th place before manhandling the Alps on Thursday and recovering 7 ½ minutes of his lost time. Yesterday’s final result placed Landis a full 57 seconds ahead of second place winner Oscar Pereiro from Spain.

“I kept fighting, never stopped believing,” Landis said moments after receiving the winning yellow jersey.

And here he is moments before – gripping his vial of performance-enhancing EPO.