Tour de France 2006 - stage 17 - Floyd Landis makes biggest comeback in cycling history

Tour de France 2006 - stage 17 - d. 20 July 2006 - St.-Jean-de-Maurienne to Morzine, 201 km.
This stage will forever be remembered because of Floyd Landis' superhuman racing. He did one of the biggest combacks ever. On stage 16 he lost over 8 minutes. But on this day he turned it all around.
Danish commentary.

[@zoso73]

The single greatest day of testosterone in TdF history.

[@pvtparts6879]

Eeny, meeny, miny, epo

[@rexmundi273]

Blood doping mostly, testosterone doesn't have a quick effect.

[@TheMrbc74]

You wasn’t watching all through the 90’s and 2000’s then

[@fernandovega5722]

EPO was popular then.

[@toroddlnning6806]

@@rexmundi273 cortisone, muscle recovery. It can do wonders over night in competition like this.

[@Dylan-fw9um]

Ahhhh the golden years

[@danfuerthgillis4483]

5 hours 23 minutes and he looks like he has not broken a sweat what they were on is incredible lmao 😂

[@scottmartin8888]

"I wanna win the Tour, whatever I gotta do"

[@danielbronks4234]

You can tell he’s juiced because of how fresh he is at the end, hops off the bike like a paper boy.

[@user-zx1ir7jt4c]

Wasn't even breathing hard!

[@Asmodaeus89]

Since 2000 I've never seen a performance that showed a GC rider was on doping more clearly than this. Most stupid performance ever. Lose 8 minutes the day before and then go and do something like this. In some way this performance by Floyd Landis made the world really be aware of the issue with doping

[@jorisdekerpel8004]

Festina did it already in the 90's

[@MaceWinduDuHuen]

LeviathanDK i remember that day although i necer was into cycling. I remember watching that day and noone could believe it

[@AlonsoRules]

if they didn't let that 30 minute break get away, there would be no need for this doping

[@Sills71]

How about Lance having to use his brakes and talking to his DS on the radio while dropping the pack in 1999? That was only 7 year before this? Did you not realize it then? When a guy who never could climb dropped the worlds best? UNBELIEVABLE. As someone once said....

[@ALSNewsNow]

That, and when he SAID SO

[@fernandovega5722]

The truth is that this was the perfect course profile to be successful against any large group. Descending alone made a huge difference between climbs.

[@sambosmans3473]

the difference is he doped so much that he didn't need rest to descent so fast. The rest doped too, but probably needed te descent to catch their breaths.

[@KevinKimmich44024]

Floyd was doping--so was every single other rider with maybe rare exceptions. So, it was a level playing field and he crushed them. I remember watching this stage--I thought at the time he was doping, it was getting increasingly obvious they all were to even naive fans at the time, but still the performance was incredible. A ride for the ages really.

[@davidmonnier6477]

Probably not the same level of doping though. Just like today, pogacar is probably using drugs but jumbo visma’s pharmacy is crazier

[@derekmccord3798]

Geez that interview he is thinking what have I done!

[@matthias2756]

Was this a stage after he’d had a transfusion the day before?

[@giovannisins]

Testosterone

[@KevinKimmich44024]

There's an extremely candid interview with Landis about doping. It's worth watching. These guys were following a systematic program all throughout the season and during the tour. By this tour, it was just getting ridiculously obvious.

[@Erik291098]

What was his doping program like in the Tour before the collapse on stage 16?

[@piano0b]

he looks fresher than before the race ^^ srsly, no hate on him everyone was/is juiced up so the performance is still unhuman..

[@pizzafrenzyman]

Just an unbelievable ride by any measure. All the other dopers were eating his dust.

[@BoxCarBoy12]

Even though this performance was drug assisted, it's like Lance's Tour wins in that Landis couldn't have done this on drugs alone. To put 7 minutes into his rivals in a solo breakaway for most of the stage is ridiculous even when considering drugs, and it would've taken a ton of talent, hard work, and mental fortitude to pull something like this off.

[@simonsimon8213]

True especiammy given that his competitiors most likely werent clean as well

[@benjones621]

Exactly. Testosterone injections would not have produced this performance.

[@okyouknowwhatever]

Competition in 2006 was overall really weak. The whole top 5 from the previous 2005 Tour de France - which is Armstrong, Basso, Ullrich, Mancebo and Vinokourov - didn't participate. Joseba Beloki had also fallen off, due to his 2003 crash. Tyler Hamilton, another top guy, had fallen off due to doping shit. Landis' biggest threat to the title in the end was Oscar Pereiro... 2005 was basically the end of that particular era, and 2006 was a really shitty intermediate year before Alberto Contador came along as the new big stage race guy.

[@japphan]

Yeah, being a cheating piece of shit is more effective if you are also good. This stage also shows how much help Lance had by his drugs. He basically had this boost _every single day_ . And he needed it, because he did not have the talent to finish top 10. Just look up why Greg Lemond thought he was on drugs from the start. You know, the American who won with talent.

[@riccardotassinari6931]

At the end of the second or third ascent he did change the bike. Through the stage he never suffer, his legs were never putting force. He use water on all the stage tho wet his body and when he arrives he was just fine. To me, the most incredible motor bike cheat in history, order of magnitude beyond stupidity. Letour was forced to accuse him for doping

[@RB-xv4si]

During the interview, Floyd seemed more shocked than anyone that he did what he did. Almost like a naive teenager that doesn’t comprehend the power of drugs until they really use too much. I mean, he couldn’t even answer any of the interviewers questions.

[@MaceWinduDuHuen]

Fresh epo

[@kovar2344]

I dont care if they use banned substances. I would gladly give Landis the win if he told us the truth about everything that was really going on that Tour. What were his rivals taking, what was happening behind the scenes, beefs with other teams ect. That would be so fascinating.

[@1234aaaa100]

go read the secret race- tyler hamiton. u will find answer 4 ur question.

[@jorgeeduardozamoraacosta8627]

nyvelocity.com/articles/interviews/landiskimmage/ There you have it. Take a look on how Landis was aware of the doping scheme of Pereiro.

[@kovar2344]

@@jorgeeduardozamoraacosta8627 fascinating, thank you so much! :)

[@user-zx1ir7jt4c]

Whoah! That rocket fuel really works...

[@Swimmer47]

Landis Juiced to the gills.

[@michaelblue7852]

lol he doesn't even look tired afterwords :0

[@bjibay1249]

All doped

[@juliusv2073]

i know this is wrong, but this performance is ridiculous

[@andyrusellthunderbrook4651]

Yeah he learns from Mastermind Armstrong lol dont forget this crazy day and how much water he takes on his head and how fast he lost the tour maybe 2020 the same with pogacar

[@bubbabooboo2512]

Why doesn't he shake Hinault's hand?

[@AR-lz2br]

14:20 Pay close attention to his micro expressions of nervousness and guilt during this interview. His eyes looking at the the man but trying to hide the face, again he tries to hide his face with his two hands, then his eyes go crazy when he responds to the questions avoiding making eye contact with interviewer after he said he had never seen anything like that before.

[@Kune35]

Ha yeah I just fast forwarded to that part. Even without context, the shaky voice, plastic uncomfortable fake smile, and dead eyes are a sure giveaway of something really being fishy. Hands to the face are a subconscious attempt to protect/hide himself, it's why you see scores of people with their hands on their heads or over their mouths in the stands at really tense sporting matches.

[@TomTomChucky]

Allmost every person in sport have problems with consisting eye contact during an interview...

[@Ichheissepetr]

Have you ever tried going full gas 200 km on bike? You would also be a little shaky, believe me :)

[@tbone-ip5fi]

I wonder if the interviewer is Frankie Andreu, who was partly shunned from the Armstrong tribe for resisting doping. This could also play a role here.

[@SombraPiloto]

@@tbone-ip5fi It is Frankie

[@rissipenv]

Den største joke af en etape der nogensinde har fundet sted. End ikke Armstrong fandt på sådan noget her, måske lige med undtagelse af Hautacam i 2000 hvor han knuste de andre konkurrenter med 3-4 minutter. Den ene etape kostede Landis hans karriere.

[@blablabla1981]

Stephan Hansen Fuldstændig Enig. Godt at feltet er mere rent nu til dags.

[@Doihavetochoosemynam]

Jae - nu har Froome jo lige lavet en mini-landis.

[@bubbabooboo2512]

What's up with the bike change?

[@DanielSong39]

Battery recharge

[@CosmosZeroX]

a nice testosterone comeback

[@danteintx7621]

People believe Pereiro, Sastre etc. were on mineral water blows my mind

[@DanielSong39]

@@danteintx7621 Actually Pereiro got caught doping

[@juanmarin9825]

@@DanielSong39 Not really, he was allowed by UCI to use these medicines, Salbutamol.

[@blablabla1981]

Når man ser interviewet efter etapen. Virker det også lidt mistænksom.

[@CyclingMemories]

Lauge M. Larsen ja umiddelbart kan han virke lidt fraværende. Men på den anden side virker han også ekstremt fokuseret på det overordnede mål og udviser ikke umiddelbart nogen glæde her og nu, over etapesejren - det er kun den samlede sejr der tæller. Så hans svar minder meget om de små lidt spydige kommentarer som Rasmussen også kunne komme med når han var aller mest fokuseret og indebrændt 😊....overskuddet til journalister er der ikke fordi i momentet er der kun tunnelsyn. Så doping eller ej, så viser de alle tegn på ekstreme personligheder der ville gøre alt for at nå deres mål😊

[@blablabla1981]

Har du enkeltstarten?

[@CyclingMemories]

Lauge M. Larsen jep👍 når måske at få de sidste etaper op i aften 😉

[@petersejer3343]

“Det er raseri i øjnene” lol nej Rolf. Det er dope, du burde vide det 😂

[@CyclingMemories]

Håber ikke han har puttet det i øjnene 😜

[@sidritvaqari.svpipesdesign]

Armstrong mafia

[@QiuyuanChenRyan916]

I mean his downhill skils is pretty solid, was he a good MTB rider before?

[@Guspech750]

He was. If I recall. MTB is where he began.

[@jakedovey1586]

Landis is the man. Regardless of the drugs he still won! He beat all the other guys on the gas!

[@rasmusconradsen7420]

Wtf he was doped? Then he did not " beat all the other guys on the gas," but on drugs.

[@LasseSKE]

@@rasmusconradsen7420 Alle de andre var da også dopede🤷‍♂️

[@KevinKimmich44024]

@@rasmusconradsen7420 they were all on drugs too

[@amrannahshal738]

Hate that era as much as you want, Pro cycling & it's fandom wouldn't be what it is today without it.

[@freddyfox5002]

I disagree Cycling has lost fans, and sponsors due to doping

[@churlishly]

This vid should be re-titled 'Floyd Landis makes dirtiest comeback in cycling history'.

[@rasmusandersen3524]

Kæmpe præstation af Landis,👍

[@axfaxf]

Bedste mand på dagen. No contest.

[@johnpontes812]

Shdve dialed back the dosage spread it over the tour instead of blowing it on one stage.

[@MaxxerG]

Whatever I gotta do Droyg Landis

[@maltebrage2760]

Remco Vuelta 2023 2.0

[@danielbronks4234]

Sur le jus

[@johnpontes812]

Aah the goos ol days with podium girls

[@SuperFez87]

You're not meant to look as good as Floyd did at the end of a mountain stage.

[@telmolicious]

No one is meant to look aS good as anyone who competes to win the tour.

[@Lookfishlamp]

Is it wrong to take whatever substance available to be the greatest you can possibly be in a sport of your choice . To live your life to the fullest of its potential using what ever means available. I mean even if we all took PED we would all perform differently . Its kind of like race car driving. They upgrade and install the best technology available at the time into their race cars so they perform at their highest ability. The only downside is it is not an even playing field they need to separate natural, vs PED athletes into sporting events..

[@notableart1246]

I am sorry for Floyd. Sorry for him that without doping no chance to win. Floyd was one of most talented cycler with Ulrich in the last 15 years. Both was able win the Tour 10 or 12 times but they all must become doper.

[@blablabla1981]

DOPING DOPING DOPING!!!

[@dudel39]

like everyone else at that time :/

[@rickoasisfan]

.... then immediately gets caught dope ☠️‼️ Dopes doping‼️🤡👈🏿🧨

[@ALSNewsNow]

Too obvious? LOL he blew them off the road

[@KevinKimmich44024]

they were all doped too

[@tolopo99]

Floyd Landis is the greatest cyclist of all-time

[@chipmoffatt7748]

that's why we sometimes refer to epic breakaways as "pulling a Landis" A famous Sky rider and multi-Tour winner likes that tactic

[@brendanmcdonnell7483]

Easy there now son

[@ALong-fo5so]

Floyd Landis is the greatest. If everyone else was doping, then his win was more extraordinary.

[@nicolaswithac92oninsta]

13.38....doping..lol

[@Jorge-md1lq]

Tramposo. Iba dopado hasta las cejas

[@frj73]

One of cycling darkest days, in the darkest years. Danish commentators oblivious to the fact. As they have been since.

[@Thylander9]

Jeg kan nu ikke undgå at være imponeret over at manden kan have så meget vilje og mentalstyrke oven på sådanne øretæver han fik dagen før. Vi ved at han var mega dopet. MEN at kunne vende situationen på den måde, selv med doping, er nu alligevel imponerende.

[@CyclingMemories]

Peter Thylander ja præcis! Det er den rigtige måde at se det på. Det er alligevel fra en tid, hvor alle der var noget var dopet. Så hvis man ligger doping brillen, og ser på den menneskelige bedrift og den vanvittige historie som det er, så sys jeg det er meget fascinerende 😊

[@Thylander9]

Hvis man selv har kørt cykelløb så ved man at der skal meget mere end fysisk styrte til at vinde et løb. Og i særdeleshed et løb over 3 uger.!

[@CyclingMemories]

Peter Thylander præcis! Og tak for subscribe👍

[@Asmodaeus89]

Du skal bare tage nok mængder af doping så kan alt lade sig gøre.

[@PatinOmaha]

If they had chased him, he wouldn't have won. That's why they lost the stage, not because of super Floyd.

[@mikaelsmith5094]

You have no idea what u are talking about.

[@jameshegeman5660]

They *did* chase. Listen to Chris Horner’s mini-documentary on this stage, and how hard everyone was working.

[@timw4369]

Destroyed cycling forever

[@HacheHaine]

BIGGEST DOPING EVER !!!!!!!

[@MaceWinduDuHuen]

OverGame - 100% Game biggest doping ever. Chew on these words...

[@aaronjohnmaughan]

Landis was better than Armstrong.

[@benjones621]

I wish more cyclist were aware of how effective certain external substances are on the body. Yes Floyd was positive for testosterone but that substance would not have created this performance. This was pure human will.

[@japphan]

And testosterone. Lots of testosterone. Mostly testosterone. But a bit of human will, too.

[@LasseSKE]

@@japphan Yes, because all other riders were clean🥴

[@japphan]

@@LasseSKE Most of them did not do in competition doping. None of them did the amounts Landis did. It is not only about "clean" vs "not clean". There are degrees.

[@LasseSKE]

@@japphan Why do you think he took more than others?

[@japphan]

@@LasseSKE Because of the testimonies and evidence of in competition doping and the extent thereof withing USPS. The huge infrastructure of cheating during the TdF. There is no evidence or even indication of anything close to what USPS did among other teams. USPS spent the most money and effort to cheat as much as possible.

[@bobertblobert7812]

It's cheaters like Floyd Landis and Lance Armstrong that made me loose interest in the Tour de France and professional cycling.

[@nassiglutt6587]

It's all in his demeanor that that he's riding on borrowed strength💉💉🤣😭

[@EsromFF]

Mega doped comeback.........not that impressive! Such was his greed and disrespect for the sport that he did it anyway knowing he would surely get caught!!

[@fishfoolishness4222]

The tour was so much better with drugs. Oh wait. The tour was so much better with the drugs Lance and Floyd used.

[@DennyCraneReloaded]

English title, random language video .. dislike

[@arthurmorgan2752]

ITS not random. ITS Danish