Pyrenees Loom As Next Big Test: ; Landis Needs Mountain Success to Solidify Status As Race Favorite; Tour de France

Charleston Gazette › July 12, 2006

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LORIENT, France - Tour de France riders get to put their feet up today, their first rest day. They'll need it.

Looming ahead are brutal ascents in the Pyrenees, which American Floyd Landis will need to climb strongly to confirm his status as favorite to succeed his former teammate, seven-time winner Lance Armstrong.

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Pyrenees Loom As Next Big Test: ; Landis Needs Mountain Success to Solidify Status As Race Favorite; Tour de France

Landis is exactly 1 minute behind overall race leader Serhiy Honchar after nine days of racing in the three-week race. But the Ukrainian may have trouble holding onto the leader's yellow jersey when the roads start he...

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